1. What is topography?
Topography is the mapping of elevation starting from above sea level or below sea level.
2. What does a topographic map tell you, that other maps can't?
A topographic map can tell us the elevation of a location that other maps can't.
3. Who might use a topographic 9and why)?
People who might use a topographic map are geologists, hikers, mountain climbers, pilots, fire fighters, and marine biologist.
Topography is the mapping of elevation starting from above sea level or below sea level.
2. What does a topographic map tell you, that other maps can't?
A topographic map can tell us the elevation of a location that other maps can't.
3. Who might use a topographic 9and why)?
People who might use a topographic map are geologists, hikers, mountain climbers, pilots, fire fighters, and marine biologist.
Define the following:
Elevation: It is the height of a place relative to a reference height.
Contour Lines: A line connecting points that the same elevation.
Contour Interval: The difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines.
Depression Contour: Contour lines indicating a downward slope (drawn with hatch-marks).
Elevation: It is the height of a place relative to a reference height.
Contour Lines: A line connecting points that the same elevation.
Contour Interval: The difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines.
Depression Contour: Contour lines indicating a downward slope (drawn with hatch-marks).
Practice Questions:
1. Which of the topographic maps shows two peaks?
C
Which side has higher elevation?
The left side does.
2. Which topographic map shows the steepest cliff?
B
Where is it?
It is on the right side.
3. Can you tell the elevation of the topographic feature in plot b exactly? If so what is the elevation, if not, why and what would be your closest guess?
No, because we don't know the elevation.
4. Which topographic map has a contour interval of 50 feet?
A
5. Which of the topographic maps depicts a canyon, or depression?
B
1. Which of the topographic maps shows two peaks?
C
Which side has higher elevation?
The left side does.
2. Which topographic map shows the steepest cliff?
B
Where is it?
It is on the right side.
3. Can you tell the elevation of the topographic feature in plot b exactly? If so what is the elevation, if not, why and what would be your closest guess?
No, because we don't know the elevation.
4. Which topographic map has a contour interval of 50 feet?
A
5. Which of the topographic maps depicts a canyon, or depression?
B