Quiz about Interpret Topographic Maps and Satellite Views

Question 1

What is the elevation of point B?

Accepted Answer

900 ft

Answer

800 ft

Answer

850 ft

Answer

1000 ft

Question 2

What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?

Accepted Answer

360 m

Answer

120 m

Answer

240 m

Answer

340 m

Question 3

Which side is steeper?

Accepted Answer

The left side of the hill

Answer

The right side of the hill

Question 4

If sea level always equals (0), and the contour interval is 10 feet how tall is this mountain?

Accepted Answer

60 ft

Answer

30 ft

Answer

40 ft

Answer

50 ft

Question 5

Determine the contour interval:

Accepted Answer

10 m

Answer

5 m

Answer

15 m

Answer

20 m

Question 6

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

Accepted Answer

80 m

Answer

400 m

Answer

200 m

Answer

100 m

Question 7

Which point on the map is higher than 0 feet but less than 2 feet in elevation?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

C

Answer

B

Answer

E

Question 8

Which photo corresponds to the correct landform featured in the topographic map?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Question 9

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

Accepted Answer

lines are closest together

Answer

a river flows into a lake

Answer

contours bend

Answer

contours are far apart

Question 10

Match the topographic map to its profile.

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 11

Which side of this island is the steepest?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

North

Answer

East

Answer

West

Question 12

Susan marked her campsite as location point Z. She then hiked to location X. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the location of Susan and her campsite?

Accepted Answer

280 m

Answer

320 m

Answer

2180 m

Answer

2220 m

Question 13

A river area is shown on the topographic map. Four riverbank areas are labeled on the map. Which two riverbanks are the steepest?

Accepted Answer

X and Y

Answer

W and X

Answer

Y and Z

Answer

W and Z

Question 14

This topographic map represents the elevation of an area 100 years ago, the highest point had an elevation of 214 m. The highest point has since eroded a total of 7 m. Which profile most likely represents the landscape today?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 15

The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

Accepted Answer

450 m

Answer

2.050 m

Answer

910 m

Answer

3,650 m

Question 16

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

Accepted Answer

steep

Answer

gentle

Answer

flat

Answer

going up and down

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

1

Question 18

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

Accepted Answer

gentle slope

Answer

waterfall

Answer

steep area

Answer

river

Question 19

What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?

Accepted Answer

360 m

Answer

120 m

Answer

240 m

Answer

340 m

Question 20

The satellite photograph shows an area in Alaska after a fire occurred. Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred?

Accepted Answer

More sediment flowed into the river because the fire destroyed most of the vegetation holding the sediment in place

Answer

Less sediment flowed into the river because the fire heated up the soil and made it drier

Answer

The amount of vegetation increased and less sediment flowed into the river because the fire produced ash that mixed with the soil

Answer

More sediment flowed into the river because the fire disrupted animal habitats and caused animals to leave the area

Question 21

The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

Accepted Answer

450 m

Answer

2,050 m

Answer

910 m

Answer

3,650 m

Question 22

The satellite photo shows San Francisco, CA, which has many miles of coastline and an inland bay. Which area of the coastline has most likely experienced the greatest effect of erosion from waves over hundreds of years?

Accepted Answer

Area S

Answer

Area N

Answer

Area P

Answer

Area T

Question 23

The satellite image below shows a ship channel between South Padre Island and Boca Chica beach in South Texas. Sand is sometimes removed from the ship channel through a process called dredging to make it easier for ships to travel through. Recently sand from the bottom of the channel was moved to area beaches.

Without this transfer of sand, what would most likely occur in this area in the future?

Accepted Answer

The ship channel would become shallower, and the beach would become narrower

Answer

The ship channel would become deeper, and the island would move west toward the mainland

Answer

The ship channel would become narrower, and the island would become completely covered with whater

Answer

The ship channel would become wider, and the island would sink into the Gulf of Mexico

Question 24

The satellite photograph shows a large meteorite crater that is 1200 m in diameter and 170 m deep. This crater is located in a flat, arid part of northeastern Arizona How will this crater most likely change over time?

Accepted Answer

It will become less deep as the rain erodes.

Answer

It will get deeper as it fills with water

Answer

It will rise up like a volcanic crater

Answer

It will widen as it fills with lava

Question 25

The satellite image below shows a portion of the Namib Desert in Africa. There is an ancient, sandy desert with dunes that can be up to 305 m tall. The Namib Desert extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean between 80 km and only 5 mm to 76 mm of rain each year.

A satellite picture of this same area taken weeks before shows that the shape and location of some sand dunes has changed. Which of these most likely cause the changes in the dunes?

Accepted Answer

blowing wind

Answer

ocean waves

Answer

flowing rivers

Answer

crustal uplift

Question 26

The satellite photograph shows an area in Alaska after a fire occurred. Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred?

Accepted Answer

More sediment flowed into the river because the fire destroyed most of the vegetation holding the sediment in place

Answer

Less sediment flowed into the river because the fire heated up the soil and made it drier

Answer

The amount of vegetation increased and less sediment flowed into the river because the fire produced ash that mixed with the soil

Answer

More sediment flowed into the river because the fire disrupted animal habitats and caused animals to leave the area

Question 27

The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

Accepted Answer

450 m

Answer

2,050 m

Answer

910 m

Answer

3,650 m

Question 28

The satellite image below shows a ship channel between South Padre Island and Boca Chica beach in South Texas. Sand is sometimes removed from the ship channel through a process called dredging to make it easier for ships to travel through. Recently sand from the bottom of the channel was moved to area beaches.

Without this transfer of sand, what would most likely occur in this area in the future?

Accepted Answer

The ship channel would become shallower, and the beach would become narrower

Answer

The ship channel would become deeper, and the island would move west toward the mainland

Answer

The ship channel would become narrower, and the island would become completely covered with whater

Answer

The ship channel would become wider, and the island would sink into the Gulf of Mexico

Question 29

The satellite photograph shows a large meteorite crater that is 1200 m in diameter and 170 m deep. This crater is located in a flat, arid part of northeastern Arizona How will this crater most likely change over time?

Accepted Answer

It will become less deep as the rain erodes.

Answer

It will get deeper as it fills with water

Answer

It will rise up like a volcanic crater

Answer

It will widen as it fills with lava

Question 30

The satellite photograph shows a large meteorite crater that is 1200 m in diameter and 170 m deep. This crater is located in a flat, arid part of northeastern Arizona How will this crater most likely change over time?

Accepted Answer

It will become less deep as the rain erodes.

Answer

It will get deeper as it fills with water

Answer

It will rise up like a volcanic crater

Answer

It will widen as it fills with lava

Question 31

The satellite image below shows a ship channel between South Padre Island and Boca Chica beach in South Texas. Sand is sometimes removed from the ship channel through a process called dredging to make it easier for ships to travel through. Recently sand from the bottom of the channel was moved to area beaches.

Without this transfer of sand, what would most likely occur in this area in the future?

Accepted Answer

The ship channel would become shallower, and the beach would become narrower

Answer

The ship channel would become deeper, and the island would move west toward the mainland

Answer

The ship channel would become narrower, and the island would become completely covered with whater

Answer

The ship channel would become wider, and the island would sink into the Gulf of Mexico

Question 32

What would the elevation be at Contour Line J?

Accepted Answer

4900

Answer

3500

Answer

5600

Answer

6300

Question 33

Which locations are at the same elevation?

Accepted Answer

C, D, H

Answer

E and H

Answer

C and D only

Answer

A and B

Question 34

What is the contour interval of this map?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

10

Answer

30

Answer

40

Question 35

Which of the following best describes how mountains change over time?

Accepted Answer

The elevation of the peaks will decrease due to erosion.

Answer

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to weathering.

Answer

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to deposition.

Answer

Mountains stay the same, they never change.

Question 36

How many mountain tops does this map have?

Accepted Answer

three

Answer

one

Answer

two

Answer

four

Question 37

Which area would experience the most erosion from waves?

Accepted Answer

Coastline

Answer

Shipping channel

Question 38

Which of the following factors carves out canyons through the processes of weathering and erosion?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Wind

Answer

Roots

Answer

Gravity

Question 39

What are the contour intervals of the map?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

100

Answer

55

Answer

150

Question 40

Question 40.

Accepted Answer

J

Answer

F

Answer

G

Answer

H

Question 41

Question 41.

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 42

Which hill is steeper?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Question 43

What is the contour interval?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

100

Answer

500

Question 44

Which of the following factors carves out canyons through the processes of weathering and erosion?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Wind

Answer

Roots

Answer

Gravity

Question 45

What is the contour interval?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

100

Answer

500

Question 46

What are the contour intervals of the map?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

100

Answer

55

Answer

150

Question 47

Which of the following best describes how mountains change over time?

Accepted Answer

The elevation of the peaks will decrease due to erosion.

Answer

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to weathering.

Answer

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to deposition.

Answer

Mountains stay the same, they never change.

Question 48

What would the elevation be at Contour Line J?

Accepted Answer

4900

Answer

3500

Answer

5600

Answer

6300

Question 49

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

Accepted Answer

gentle slope

Answer

waterfall

Answer

steep area

Answer

river

Question 50

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

Accepted Answer

steep

Answer

gentle

Answer

flat

Answer

going up and down

Question 51

Susan marked her campsite as location point Z. She then hiked to location X. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the location of Susan and her campsite?

Accepted Answer

280 m

Answer

320 m

Answer

2180 m

Answer

2220 m

Question 52

Which point on the map is higher than 0 feet but less than 2 feet in elevation?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

C

Answer

B

Answer

E

Question 53

Which photo corresponds to the correct landform featured in the topographic map?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Question 54

Susan marked her campsite as location point Z. She then hiked to location X. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the location of Susan and her campsite?

Accepted Answer

280 m

Answer

320 m

Answer

2180 m

Answer

2220 m

Question 55

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

Accepted Answer

steep

Answer

gentle

Answer

flat

Answer

going up and down

Question 56

The topographic map shows the location of a park ranger at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

Accepted Answer

450 m

Answer

2.050 m

Answer

910 m

Answer

3,650 m

Interpret Topographic Maps and Satellite Views

70 questions

What is the elevation of point B?

What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?

Which side is steeper?

If sea level always equals (0), and the contour interval is 10 feet how tall is this mountain?

Determine the contour interval:

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

Drag your hotspot to the hillside with a STEEPER incline.

Reorder the following from LOWEST to HIGHEST elevation.

What is the contour interval for this map?

Which point on the map is higher than 0 feet but less than 2 feet in elevation?

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