Map Work And Skills Flashcards

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What do maps use to illustrate athe land space

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Colour symbols and labels

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What is a map

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A plan view of part of earths surface

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WhAr it a contour line

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Joins points of equal height above a given level . W

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What does an even slope look like

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Even /. /. /. /. /. /.

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What does a convex slope look like

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// / /. /. / 
Close at athe bottom and evener at the end
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What does concave slope look lime

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/. /. / /////

Even and then closer together and the end

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What is a map drawn to

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Scale

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What are spot elevations

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Spot elevations are heights between contour lines and are shown on a map with a value beside them. They show how many meters high they are off a certain level

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What does msl stand for

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Mean sea level

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