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LMS Ch 3.3 DR
Types of Maps Directed Reading
Question | Answer |
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What do topographic maps show?? | Surface features of Earth. |
What do most topographic maps show besides natural features?? | Constructed features, such as buildings, and roads. |
What are contour lines used to show on topographic maps?? | Elevation. |
What is a contour line?? | An isogram that connects points of equal elevation. |
Because points at a given elevation are connected, the shape of?? | The contour lines reflects the shape of the land. |
What is the contour interval?? | The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next. |
What are geologic maps designed to show?? | The distribution of geologic features. |
What in particular do geologic maps show about a given area?? | Types of rocks and locations of faults, folds, and other structures. |
What are soil maps based on?? | Surveys that record information about properties of soil. |
What do meteorologists use maps for?? | To record and predict the weather. |
What other things do Earth scientists use maps to study?? | Changes in topography, available resources, and factors that affect climate. |
Major Highways?? | Red. |
Bodies of Water?? | Blue. |
Buildings, Boundaries, Roads, and Railroads?? | Black. |
Contour Lines?? | Brown or Black. |
Areas not verified by field exploration?? | Purple. |
Forested Areas?? | Green. |