Mountains, hills and maps Flashcards
Mountains and hills are areas of ___.
high ground
If the ground rises more than ___ metres above the land around it, it is called a mountain.
more than 300 metres = mountain
If the ground rises less than ___ metres, it is called a hill.
less than 300 = hill
What are the two main types of maps?
The two main types of maps are topographic maps and relief maps.
What is a topographic map?
A topographic map shows the natural features of the land, such as hills, mountains, lakes and rivers, as well as things made by people, such as roads and towns.
Many ___ contain topographic maps.
atlases
What is a relief map?
A relief map shows the height of different parts of a region, country or a continent.
On both topographic and relief maps, the height of the land is shown by using ___ colours.
1. the same 2. red, blue 3. different
- different
on most maps, the height of the land is shown by using colours such as ___.
shades of brown and green.
On a map, the height of the land is shown by using different colours. all land areas of the same height above sea level have the same colours. To know what each color means, what does a map need?
A map needs a key to show what the different colours mean.
How are heights and depths on a map measured?
The heights and depths on a map are measured above and below the average level of the sea.
We can say that Mt. Everest is 8863 metres ___.
8863 metres high above sea level.
We can use ___ lines to show heights on a map.
contour lines
Contour lines cross each other, true or false?
False. Contour lines do not cross each other.
If the contour lines on a map are close together, what does it mean?
It means that it is a steep slope if the contour lines are close to each other.
