Chapter 8 intro and Chapter 9

Question 1

Topographic Map

Answer 1

special type of map that uses contour lines to show landforms
(reference for all elevations)

Question 2

contour line

Answer 2

special line on topographic map that shows the shapes of landforms, elevations, and the steepness of slopes

Question 3

Contour interval

Answer 3

the contour lines represent temperatures

Difference between contour lines

Question 4

relief

Answer 4

range in elevation in an area

Question 5

High relief

Answer 5

indicates mountainous areas with great elevation differences between the highest and lowest places

Question 6

Low relief

Answer 6

flat areas like plains and plateaus where there is very little elevation over broad expanses

Question 7

depressions

Answer 7

lower elevations toward center of concentric lines

Question 8

topographic profile

Answer 8

cross-view section view of the topography

Question 9

vertical exaggeration

Answer 9

overemphasizes the vertical dimension with respect to the horizontal