Topographic Maps - Earth Science for Kids!

Which map will you not learn about today? 

• Political

• Relief

• Topographic

• Population Density

A relief map uses a gradient of colors to show landforms on _______ surface.

• Mar's

• Venus'

• Earth's

The height of a landform compared to sea level (0ft) is known as _________.

• depression

• elevation

• erosion

Relief is the __________ in elevation between a location's highest and lowest points on a map.

• sum

• difference

• product

Relief maps use these different colors to show _____________.

• elevation

• population density

• precipitation

What color does deeper water appear?

• light blue

• dark blue

• yellow

A topographic map shows the shape of features on/in Earth's __________.

• oceans

• atmosphere

• surface

What are the lines of a topographic map called, and what do they measure?

• relief lines, elevation

• contour lines, elevation

These maps take features from a 3D world and shows it in a __________ way.

• 3D

• 2D

• 4D

Relief maps use a gradient of _________ to show elevation, while topographic maps use _________.

• colors, contour lines

• contour lines, colors