Topographic Maps

• It will become deeper as it fills with water.

• It will rise up like a volcanic crater.

• It will become less deep as the rim erodes.

• It will widen as it fills with lava.

• It will disappear as trees grow in the area.

Which of the following best explains the change in elevation as you walked from point A to point B?

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

• You would walk up 40 m, then down 60 m, then up 100 m

• You would walk at the same elevation 90 m

• You would walk down to the Creek, then up 50 m to the top of Holland Hill

• Cannot be determined.

Which profile image, on the right, matches topographic map # 6, on the left?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

• W and X

• Y and Z

• X and Y

• W and Z

• X and Z

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?

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• None of these.

Match topographic map #4 with the appropriate profile.

• C

• D

• E

• F

• B

• Less sediment flowed into the river because the fire heated the soil and dried it out.

• More sediment flowed into the river because there was less vegetation there after the fire.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the ash mixed with the soil, making it more dense and easier to move.

• Less sediment flowed into the river because animals left the areas that were affected by the fires.

A topographic map of a region is provided. Which position indicated by the letters is at an elevation of 475 meters?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

• None of these.

• N

• P

• S

• T

• Cannot be determined.

• 2050 m

• 3650 m

• 400 m

• 910 m

• 450 m