Topographic Maps Review Quiz
12 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1817
Questions and Answers
- 1.On a map, the height of an object measure from sea level is:
- A.
Contour
- B.
Elevation
- C.
Scale
- 2.On a topographic map, elevation is shown by what?
- A.
Contour lines
- B.
Legend
- C.
Scale
- 3.On a globe, the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres is the:
- A.
Prime Meridian
- B.
Latitude
- C.
Equator
- 4.Contour lines on a topographic map that are close together indicate that
- A.
The elevation is very high
- B.
The land is very steep
- C.
The land has a gentle slope
- 5.Contour lines on a topographic map that are far apart indicate that
- A.
The elevation is very low
- B.
The land is very steep
- C.
The land has a gentle slope
- 6.Lines that run east-west but measure degrees north-south of the Equator are called
- A.
Equators
- B.
Longitude
- C.
Latitude
- 7.Lines that run north-south and measure degrees east-west of the Prime Meridian are called
- A.
Prime Meridians
- B.
Longitude
- C.
Latitude
- 8.The imaginary line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is called the
- A.
Prime Meridian
- B.
Longitude
- C.
Equator
- 9.Contour lines make a V shape in the stream direction. The V points in which direction?
- A.
Upstream
- B.
Downstream
- C.
Downhill
- 10.Depressions are indicated by __________ on the __________ side of the contour line.
- A.
Contour lines; downhill
- B.
Hachures; uphill
- C.
Hachures; downhill
- 11.Closed contours indicate a __________ or a __________.
- A.
Hilltop; depression
- B.
Hilltop; valley
- C.
Hilltop; flat slope
- 12.Contour lines can split.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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