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topography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #2?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
3.
What is the elevation of the peak of the small island on the left side?
a)
About 20 meters
b)
About 40 meters
c)
About 60 meters
d)
About 200 meters
4.
What feature is formed at B?
a)
river
b)
rift valley
c)
sink hole
d)
mountain
5.
A mountaineer is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the mountaineer choose?
a)
Route A
b)
Route B
c)
 Route C
d)
Route D
6.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
7.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
8.
What feature is at the arrow?
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
cliff
d)
river
9.
Provided is a topographic map of a hill with contour lines drawn showing elevation in meters.
The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Southeast
10.
Determine the contour interval
a)
10 m
b)
20 m
c)
50 m
d)
100 m
11.
This the study and description of the shape of the land and surface features.
a)
Biology
b)
Topography
c)
Geology
d)
Oceanography
12.
The shape of the land is shown by connecting points of the same elevation to form a ____________.
a)
relief line
b)
slope
c)
valley
d)
contour line
13.
Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
a forest
c)
steep
d)
a swamp
14.
Contour lines that are very far apart indicate the landscape is _____________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
steep
c)
a forest
d)
a swamp
15.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
16.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
17.
Match 1 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Match 2
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
19.
Match 4
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
20.
Find the contour interval:
a)
5 ft
b)
10 ft
c)
20 ft
d)
25 ft