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7.1.9 Topography: Relief of the land

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What ways can height be shown on an Ordnance Survey map?

a)

Spot height

b)

Triangulation pillar

c)

Maps don't show the height of the land.

d)

Contour lines

2.

Relief means...

a)

...the use of the land.

b)

...the height and shape of the land.

c)

...the colour of the land on a map.

3.

How is the height of the land usually measured?

a)

Feet

b)

Metres above mean sea level

c)

Miles

d)

Kilometres

4.

Contour lines that are close together show is the land is...

a)

... gently sloping

b)

... steep.

5.

The dot with the number by the side shows the height of the land at that point. It is known as a (a)   height.

6.

What is the height at the top of this hill in metres?

(a)  

7.

The lines that show height on a map are known as (a)   .

8.

The land at the top of this hill is over (a)   m.

9.

Match the picture to the contour map.

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Match the picture to the contour map.

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Match the picture to the contour map.

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Match the contour map to the image.

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Match the contour map to the image.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Match the contour map to the image.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which map best represents the image of Mount Saint Helens?

a)
b)