Topographic Maps Vocab

3. They are maps that have drawings of what it looks like on Earth’s surface.
5. It is when land is slowly being broken down by things in nature, usually water or wind.
6. It is a picture of Earth taken by a satellite.
9. They are the thickest lines on a topographic map and they usually have numbers that end with two zeros.
10. They show elevation change and the height of mountains.
11. It is the change in elevation when comparing contour lines.
14. It is the change of elevation over a specific distance.
15. When land is exposed to the atmosphere for a while, it starts to weather away.
16. It is the difference of height when comparing two things.

1. They are on topography maps and they represent the slope of the land.
2. They are made by erosion and their elevation is lower than the land around them.
4. These lines on a topographic map are kind of V-shaped, and they show rivers and streams.
7. It is a circular hole in the ground or land.
8. It is how high something is.
12. It is a point on a map where people can compare things.
13. A surface of land that was shaped by erosion