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19 Cards in this Set
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Picture of how a stream looks on a topo map |
Makes V's |
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Picture of steep terrain on a topo map |
lines close together |
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Picture of gently sloping areas on a topo map |
lines far apart |
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Picture of how a depression looks on a topo map |
hachures or tickmarks |
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Picture of how a benchmark looks on a topo map |
followed by exact elevation |
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Picture of a contour interval |
The darker contour lines every fifth line which is labeled with its elevation
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Picture of a hill or mountain looks on a topo map |
Circles inside of circles |
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topographic maps |
show the surface features and elevation of an area
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streams flow.... |
in the opposite direction the V points |
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elevation |
height above sea level
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hachures |
show depressions like craters or sinkholes |
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relief |
difference in elevation between the highest & lowest parts of an area
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0 |
is elevation of sea level |
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scale |
tells the relationship between distance on the map & true distance
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1:25,000 |
means 1 mm on a map is 25,000 mm on land |
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legend |
shows what the symbols or pictures on a map mean |
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contour interval |
the difference in elevation between two contour lines that are side by side
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contour lines |
lines that connect equal elevations |
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benchmark |
the exact elevation as marked by a surveyor |
