Form 6: Reading Contour Lines & Elevation Exercise

Form 6: Reading Contour Lines & Elevation

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Form 6: Reading Contour Lines & Elevation

Practice reading contour lines to determine elevation levels on a topographic map. Understand how lines indicate height and slope steepness.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    If you walk along a single contour line labeled 500 feet, your elevation is always:

  2. MultiChoice

    When contour lines are placed very close together on a map, it indicates a:

  3. MultiChoice

    When contour lines are far apart, it indicates a:

  4. MultiChoice

    Which is a key rule of contour lines?

  5. MultiChoice

    Closed concentric circles of contour lines usually represent a:

  6. MultiChoice

    How is a depression or crater shown on a contour map?

  7. MultiChoice

    When contour lines cross a river, the 'V' shape points:

  8. MultiChoice

    A river flows in which direction relative to the V-shaped contour lines?

  9. MultiChoice

    If line A is 200m and line B is 250m with no lines between, the elevation gain is:

  10. MultiChoice

    Contour lines that merge or touch each other represent a:

  11. MultiChoice

    As you move towards the center of concentric contour loops, you are moving to:

  12. MultiChoice

    An exact measured point of elevation marked with an 'x' or 'BM' is a: