Topographic Mapping Skills

What are the three types of settlement patterns?

• Nucleated, linear, dispersed

• Clustered, radial, trellis

• Grouped, string, rural

• Linear, dispersed, dendritic

What are the four common types of drainage patterns?

• Dendritic, parallel, radial, trellis

• Nucleated, linear, dispersed, clustered

• Grouped, string, rural, linear

• Clustered, radial, trellis, dispersed

What is the difference between area reference and grid reference?

• Area reference is more precise than grid reference

• Grid reference is more precise than area reference

• Area reference and grid reference are equally precise

• Area reference and grid reference are used for different purposes

What are the numbers along the bottom of a map called?

• Northings

• Eastings

• Grid references

• Area references

What is the purpose of scale on a map?

• To measure distance, area, and feature density

• To locate features on a map

• To describe the layout of buildings within settlements

• To show the arrangement of rivers and their tributaries

What is the gradient?

• The difference between the highest and lowest elevations

• The arrangement of rivers and their tributaries

• The ratio of distances on a map compared to distances on the ground

• The numerical way of showing how steep a slope is

What type of photograph shows objects from the top?

• Ground level photograph

• Vertical aerial photograph

• Oblique aerial photograph

• Satellite image

How are bearings calculated?

• By measuring the angle from north or south in a counterclockwise direction

• By measuring the angle from north or south in a clockwise direction

• By measuring the angle from east or west in a counterclockwise direction

• By measuring the angle from east or west in a clockwise direction

What is the latitude of a place?

• Its distance east or west from Earth's prime meridian

• Its distance north or south from Earth's equator

• Its distance north or south from Earth's prime meridian

• Its distance east or west from Earth's equator

What does relief describe?

• The difference between the highest and lowest elevations

• The arrangement of rivers and their tributaries

• The ratio of distances on a map compared to distances on the ground

• The numerical way of showing how steep a slope is