Topographic Map Practice
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Contour interval 20'
1. What is a contour line?
2. What is a contour interval?
3. What is the ratio scale of this map?
4. What is this map's contour interval?
5. How far is it from the top of hill A to the top of hill B?
6. Which side of hill A has the steepest slope?
7. How can you tell if land has steep or gentle slopes?
8. In what direction from hill A is hill B?
9. What is the elevation above sea level of hill A?
10. Which of the two hills is higher? How much higher?
11. If you climbed to the top of hill B from C, how many feet would you climb?
12. In what direction is the red river flowing? How can you tell?