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6th Grade Earth Science Topographic Map Quiz
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1What type of map shows the surface feature of an area?
- AContour map
- Btopographic map
- Crelief map
2Topographic maps use symbols to portray the land as if you were looking down from above.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Topographic maps provide highly accurate information on ________________________ of the ground surface.
- Aelevation
- Brelief
- Ctemperature
- Dslope
4What do mapmakers use to represent elevation, relief and slope on topographic maps?
- Acolor
- Bcontour lines
5A contour line connects points of different elevation
- ATrue
- BFalse
6What is the change in elevation from contour line to contour line called?
- Aheight
- Belevation
- Ccontour interval
7The contour interval for a given map is always the same
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Usually every ________________contour line is known as the __________________contour and is darker and heavier than others.
- Afirst, primary
- Bthird, relief
- Cfifth, index
9Index contours are labeled with ____________________________________ in round units, such as 2000 feet __________________________.
- Aabove sea level
- Bbelow sea level
10To read a topographic map, you must familiarize yourself with the map's scale and symbols and interpret the map's contour lines.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11A large scale map is one that shows a far-away view of the Earth's surface.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Topographic maps are usually large scale maps.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Topographic maps are usually large scale maps.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Most topographic maps in the US are at a scale of _______________________, where 1 cm equals _________________________.
- A1:100, 100 miles
- B1:18,000, 18 feet
- C1:24,000, 0.24 km (kilometers)
15On a 1:24,000 map, what can be shown?
- Athe number of ducks in a pond
- Blarge buildings, airports and highways are outlines at the correct scale
- CSymbols are used to show houses and other small features.
- Ddetails of elevation and features such as river and coastlines
16On a topographic map, closely spaced contour lines indicate gentle slopes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
17A contour line that forms a closed loop with no other contour lines inside indicates a :
- Amountain
- Bhilltop
- Clake
- Dalien landing site
18A closed loop with dashes indicates a:
- Aquicksand pit
- Bdepression
- Clake
- Dmountain
19______________- shaped contour lines pointing down hill indicate a ridge line.
- AV
- BW
- CQ
20Wide spaced contour lines indicate gentle slopes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate a valley.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22Topographic maps have many uses in in:
- Ascience
- Bengineering
- CNintendo land
- Dbusiness
- EChuck E. Cheeses
- Fgovernment
- Geveryday life
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- Quiz on 6th Grade Earth Science Topographic Map Quiz, created by Evelyn Sbar on 28/08/2014.
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