Topo Flashcards
Perennial Streams or lakes
They contain water more than 6 months a year
wet season contain water
dry season may contain little to no water
Intermittent streams or lakes
they contain water less than six months a year
Wet season may look like perennial feature
dry season pbly contains little to no water
In a humid region
nost streams or lakes are perennial.
Due to simplification some smaller streams or canal branches may not be shown on the map
In a semi arid/arid region
most streams or lakes are inermittent. as many perennial and intermittent features as possible are shown on the map
describing landforms SOSES
Shape the general form or outline of feature
orientation the direction of the feature with respect to your viewpoint
size the length or width of feature across its base
elevation the height of landform above sea level or a common datum
slope steepness of landforms sides
Types of contour lines
index heavy brown lines with elevations shown
intermediate lighter brown lines between index contours
supplementary broken light brown lines drawn in to provide more info
depression tick marks pint down
cliff