Topography quiz

What is topography

• The study of typing

• Shape of the land's surface

• Study of maps

• Height above sea level

How does erosion effect the land?

• It takes away material with wind and water

• It breaks down the landscape

• It drops sediment in the surrounding land

• It doesn't affect the landscape

What does it mean when contour lines are close together?

• There is deep water in the area

• There is a lot of grass

• The area is steep

• The area is shallow

If a satellite takes pictures of sand dunes and then a few weeks later takes another picture and the sand dunes looks different, what happened to the sand dunes?

• ocean waves

• flowing rivers

• blowing wind

• tectonic shift

If a ranger at 1600 feet of elevation has to save a hiker at one contour interval above 2000 feet when the contour interval is 50, what is the difference of elevation between the ranger and the hiker

• 500 feet

• 2050 feet

• 450 feet

• 1950 feet

If a river cuts through a canyon over thousands of years, what happens to the relief of the side of canyon over time

• It increases

• It decreases

• It doesn't change

• What is relief

What mapping technology is good for measuring ocean topography?

• GPS

• GIS

• Remote Sensing

• TOPEX/Jason-1

Why is GIS useful?

• It can run simulations

• It includes details about agriculture

• It analyzes remote areas

• It shows how to navigate