Contour Lines and Elevations Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the contour interval?

50 feet

What is the elevation of Point A?

755, 760, 765, 770, 775, 780 are acceptable answers

What is the elevation of Point B?

670, 675, 680 are acceptable answers

What is the elevation of Point C?

570, 575, 580 are acceptable answers Signup and view all the answers

Which lettered point has the highest elevation?

E Signup and view all the answers

Which lettered point has the lowest elevation?

C Signup and view all the answers

Where is the highest elevation shown in this landscape?

Rock Hill Signup and view all the answers

What is the elevation of this highest location?

1105, 1110, 1115, 1120, 1125, 1130, 1135, 1140 are all acceptable answers Signup and view all the answers

Where is the lowest elevation shown in this landscape?

Where Rush Creek leaves the map along the southern edge of the map. Signup and view all the answers

What is the elevation of this lowest location?

410, 415, 420, 425, 430, 435, 440, 445 are all acceptable answers Signup and view all the answers

Where is the 'local relief' of this landscape?

Answers will vary depending on answers for questions 7b and 8b. Signup and view all the answers

Which lettered point is most clearly on a spur or ridge running down the side of a hill?

F Signup and view all the answers

Is it possible to see D from F?

False Signup and view all the answers

Is it possible to see D from B?

True Signup and view all the answers

What is the elevation at the bottom of the depression southwest of Pine Hill?

510, 515, 520, 525, 530, 535, 540, 545 are all acceptable answers Signup and view all the answers

How deep is the depression?

75 feet Signup and view all the answers

What is the horizontal distance from C to B?

5800 feet Signup and view all the answers

In which direction does Rush Creek flow?

From north to south Signup and view all the answers

Calculate the vertical exaggeration of your profile in problem 1.

Horizontal Scale: 1 inch = 3000 feet; Vertical Scale: 1 inch = 300 feet; Vertical Exaggeration = 10 X Signup and view all the answers

Calculate the vertical exaggeration of your profile in problem 3.

Horizontal Scale: 1 inch = 3000 feet; Vertical Scale: 1 inch = 150 feet; Vertical Exaggeration = 20 X Signup and view all the answers

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the amount of vertical exaggeration in your second profile?

The main advantage is that it is easier to understand and see the shape of the hill. The main disadvantage is that the apparent relief of the hill is now very unrealistic. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Contour Lines and Elevations

Contour interval is 50 feet, indicating the vertical distance between each contour line on the map.
Elevation of Point A is between 755 and 780 feet.
Elevation of Point B ranges from 670 to 680 feet.
Elevation of Point C is between 570 and 580 feet.

Elevation Comparisons

Point E has the highest elevation compared to other marked points.
Point C has the lowest elevation among the lettered points.

Landscape Features

The highest elevation feature is Rock Hill, with values ranging from 1105 to 1140 feet.
The lowest point is where Rush Creek exits the map, between elevations of 410 and 445 feet.
Local relief, or elevation difference between the highest and lowest locations, is approximately 700 feet.

Geographic Orientation

Point F is on a spur or ridge on the hillside.
Visibility: Point D cannot be seen from Point F, but it is visible from Point B.

Depression Characteristics

Bottom of the depression southwest of Pine Hill has elevations ranging from 510 to 545 feet.
The depth of the depression is 75 feet, measured from the lip at 600 feet to the assumed bottom at 525 feet.

Distances and Flow Direction

Horizontal distance from Point C to B is 5800 feet.
Rush Creek flows from north to south across the landscape.

Vertical Exaggeration Calculations

Profile in Problem 1: Horizontal scale is 1 inch = 3000 feet, vertical scale is 1 inch = 300 feet, resulting in vertical exaggeration of 10 times.
Profile in Problem 3: Horizontal scale remains 1 inch = 3000 feet, vertical scale is 1 inch = 150 feet, yielding a vertical exaggeration of 20 times.

Evaluation of Vertical Exaggeration

Advantages include improved clarity in understanding the shape of hills.
Disadvantages signify an unrealistic portrayal of relief due to scaling changes; apparent relief may seem exaggerated and misrepresent actual heights.

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Description

Test your knowledge on contour lines, elevations, and geographic features. This quiz covers elevation comparisons between various points and landscape features like hills and depressions. Understand the significance of local relief and visibility in geographic orientation.