8th grade Science- Unit 2- Lesson 3- Vocabulary

on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation

• relief

• scale

• index contour

a map that shows the surface features of Earth

• topographic map

• slope

• contour line

the difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface

• relief

• scale

• slope

the relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurement or distance

• scale

• contour interval

• slope

the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief

• topography

• contour line

• index contour

the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next

• contour interval

• slope

• scale

the measure of the slant of a line; the ratio of rise over run

• slope

• relief

• scale

the line that connects points of equal elevation on a map

• contour line

• relief

• topographic map