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Name: ____________________________________ Topographic Maps Profile Practice Packet Figure 1 Base your answer to the question on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Point A represents a location on Earth’s surface. Lines BC and XY are reference lines on the map. Points D, E, F, and G represent locations along Coe Creek. Elevations are shown in feet.
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Topographic Maps Profile Practice Packet
Figure 1
Base your answer to the question on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Point A represents a location onEarth’s surface. Lines BC and XY are reference lines on the map. Points D, E, F, and G represent locations along Coe Creek. Elevations are shownin feet.
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On the grid below, construct a topographic profile of the land surface along the line from point B to point C. Plot the elevation ofeach contour line that crosses line BC. Connect all nine plots with a line to complete the profile.
Figure 2
Base your answer to the question on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows an area of New YorkState that includes a campsite, trail, and buildings near a lake. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on the map.
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On the grid below, construct a topographic profile along line BC.Plot the elevation of each contour line that crosses line BC.Connect all seven plots with a line to complete the profile.
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Base your answer to the question on the topographic map and on your knowledge of Earth science. Dashed lines separate the map into sectionsI, II, III, and IV. Letters A through E represent locations on Earth’s surface. The points in section I represent elevations in feet.
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On the grid below, construct a topographic profile along line CDby plotting the elevation of each contour line that crosses lineCD. Connect all the plots with a line to complete the profile.
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Base your answer to the question on the field map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows the depth of Lake Ontario.Isoline values indicate water depth, in feet. Points A, B, and C represent locations on the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Points D and E representlocations on the bottom of the lake.
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On the grid below, draw a profile of the bottom of western LakeOntario by plotting the depth of the water along line AB. Ploteach point where an isoline showing depth is crossed by line AB.Connect the plots with a line, starting at A and ending at B, tocomplete the profile.
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Figure 5
Base your answer to the question on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Points A, B, C, and D representlocations on the surface of Earth. Elevations are measured in feet.
5. [Refer to figure 5]Which cross section represents an accurate profile of the landscape between points C and D?
6. A topographic map and an incorrectly constructed profile from point A to point H on the map are shown below.
What mistake was made in the construction of this profile?
1. using a contour interval of 10 feet2. plotting points A through H the same distance apart horizontally3. drawing a curved line instead of a straight line from point B to point C4. increasing the elevation from point F to point H
Figure 6
Base your answer to the question on the map, which shows elevations in feet at various points. The southern part of the map has contour linesrepresenting elevations at 20-foot intervals. Lines AB and CD are reference lines on the map.
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On the grid, construct a topographic profile along line AB byplotting the elevation of each contour line that crosses line AB.Connect the plots with a line to complete the profile.
8. The contour map below shows elevations recorded in meters.Line AB is a reference line on the map.
Which graph best represents the profile from point A to point B?
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Base your answers to the question on the topographic map below. Elevations are in feet. Points A and B are locations on the map.
9. [Refer to figure 7]Which graph best represents the profile along line AB?
Figure 8
Base your answer to the question on the diagrams below. The top diagram shows a depression and hill on a gently sloping area. The bottomdiagram is a topographic map of the same area. Points A, X, and Y are locations on Earth’s surface. A dashed line connects points X and Y.Elevation is indicated in feet.
10. [Refer to figure 8]Which topographic profile below correctly illustrates a profile along line XY that notates a point for the elevation of each contourline that crosses line XY?
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Figure 9
Base your answer to the question on the two topographic maps below. A grid system of numbers and letters appears along the edge of each mapto help locate features. Both maps show elevations in feet above sea level.
11. [Refer to figure 9]Which cross section best represents the topographic profilealong the straight line from point Y to point Z on map B?
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Figure 10
Base your answers to the question on the topographic map below. Points A, B, C, D, and X represent locations on the map. Elevations aremeasured in feet.
12. [Refer to figure 10]Which cross section best represents the profile along straightline AB?
Figure 11
Base your answer on the maps. Points A, B, C, X, and Y are locations on the topographic map. The small map identifies the New York State regionshown in the topographic map.
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13. [Refer to figure 11]Which graph best represents the profile from point B to point C?
14. The diagram is a three-dimensional model of a landscape region.
Which map view below best represents the topography of the region?
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Points A, B, C, D, X, and Y are locations on the contour map shown in the diagram. Elevations are expressed in feet. The maximum elevation ofBasket Dome is indicated at point X.
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15. [Refer to figure 12]Which graph best represents a profile along a line betweenpoint B and point A?
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The map represents a region in the northeastern portion of the United States.
16. [Refer to figure 13]Which graph below best represents the shape of the landsurface from A to B?
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Figure 14
The diagram represents a contour map. Letters A through K represent locations in the area.
17. [Refer to figure 14]Which graph below best represents the map profile along astraight line from point C through point A to point K?
