Topographic Maps

Front

What is the elevation of Y? Options: Between 120-140 meters, Between 100-120 meters, Between 140-160 meters, Between 80-100 meters

Back

Between 120-140 meters

Front

What is the elevation of the peak of the small island on the left side? Options: About 20 meters, About 40 meters, About 60 meters, About 200 meters

Back

About 20 meters

Front

Walking from point A to point B...

Back

You would walk up 10 m, then down 25 m, then up 45 m

Front

Which path is the easier walk: B --> C or E --> N?

Back

B --> C is the easier walk

Front

What is the elevation of point B? Options: 800 ft, 850 ft, 900 ft, 1000 ft

Back

900 ft

Front

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

Back

20 m

Front

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

Back

gentle slope

Front

What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y? Options: 120 m, 240 m, 360 m, 340 m

Back

360 m

Front

Match the topographic map to its profile.

Back

Front

This is a meteor crater. Which of the following is a prediction of how the crater will change over the next 1,000 years?

• The crater will become more shallow as the sides erode into the center.
• The crater will become deeper as animals make the crater home and burrow deep into the rock.
• The crater will not change over 1,000 years.
• The crater will fill in with lava.

Back

The crater will become more shallow as the sides erode into the center.