Topographic Maps Practice

Front

Which direction is the stream flowing? Options: northward, southward, westward, eastward

Back

eastward

Front

How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)

Back

4

Front

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

Back

lines are closest together

Front

What are the darker lines called? Options: roads, index contour, contour interval, waves

Back

index contour

Front

Determine the contour interval: 5 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m

Back

20 m

Front

If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk?

Back

B --> C is the easier walk.

Front

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

Back

80 m

Front

When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation

Back

goes up or down

Front

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

Back

steep

Front

The height above sea level is called

Back

elevation