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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| maps that show the features of the earth's surface | topographic map
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| surface features of the earth | topography
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| height above sea level of various island locations | elevation
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| point midway between the highest and lowest tides | mean sea level
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| sea level is measured as | 0(where water meets land)
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| show changes in elevation on the map | contour lines
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| each contour line connects... | each point on the map with the same elevation
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| difference in elevation between 1 contour line and the next | contour interval
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| contour interval in math is | range
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| USGS stands for | United states geological survey
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| ratio to determine true distances compared to map distances | scale
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| topographic sheets = | quadrangle
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| every fifth contour line which is printed darker than thhe others | index contour
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| x marks__________on a map | highest elevation
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| the x on a map is called | benchmark
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| Contour lines spaced widely apart indicate | gradual elevation where land is reletively flat
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| Closed spaced contour lines indicate | steep slope
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| Contour lines almost touching indicate | a cliff
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| Contour lines that bend to form a "v" shape indicate | a valley
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| Contour lines that form closed loops indicate | a hilltop
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| lines that marks a depression | hachure lines
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