geography flashcards ( contour lines )

Question 1

What is a landform

Answer 1

its a natural phenomenon on the surface of the earth like valley or plateaus

Question 2

What is a valley

Answer 2

bends towards higher values ( uphill )( in a v )

Question 3

What is a spur

Answer 3

contours bend towards the lower values ( downhill )( in a upside down U )

Question 4

Where does a river flow

Answer 4

to the open side of contours

Question 5

What is a contour lines characteristics

Answer 5

it indicates height
its the brown lines on map
20 m apart
outo map its 5
never cross
far apart - gentle
close together - steep slope
if lines touch- cliff

Question 6

what is the difference in altitude between two contour lines known as

Answer 6

contour intervals ( normally 20 m apart )

Question 7

What is a contour line

Answer 7

a line that combines all places with the same altitude above sea level

Question 8

What makes it possible to see height on maps

Answer 8

altitude

Question 9

What are the other ways of indicating altitude

Answer 9

spot heights
benchmarks
beacons
contour lines

Question 10

What is a slope

Answer 10

a slope indicates the steepness of the land

Question 11

What is the steepness of the slop indicated as

Answer 11

gradient

Question 12

What is concave and convex

Answer 12

concave is steep then gentle and convex is gentle then steep

Question 13

What is an Arial photo

Answer 13

photograph taken from an aircraft

Question 14

What can Arial photographs be distinguished by

Answer 14

colour and the angle of the photograph

Question 15

What are the different types of angles you can take Arial photographs

Answer 15

vertical ( 90 )
low oblique ( smaller than 45 )
high oblique ( bigger than 45 )

Question 16

What is the principle of overlapping Arial photographs

Answer 16

to give a clear and complete image

Question 17

Name a few phenomena of oblique Arial photos

Answer 17

communication
topography
vegetation
settlemnet patterns

Question 18

Name an advantage and disadvantage of oblique arial phots

Answer 18

show object form the side
cant show scale

Question 19

Name an advantage and disadvantage of vertical photo

Answer 19

most objects are visible
black and white images can be confusing

Question 20

What is the aim of overlapping

Answer 20

to ensure no objects are left out

Question 21

What is an orthophoto

Answer 21

has the charcateristics of a aria photo and a topographical map that are combined to form a orthophoto map

Question 22

Why can distances be calculated correctly on orthophoto

Answer 22

It is the correct size (to scale).

It shows things in the right place.

Question 23

Which scale is used at orthophotos

Answer 23

1:10 000

Question 24

How is altitude indicated on orthophotos

Answer 24

Contour lines – thin brown lines that connect places with the same height.

Spot heights – small black dots with a number showing exact height (e.g. ● 154 m).

Trig beacons – triangles with height numbers (▲ 210 m).

Question 25

What is a topographical map

Answer 25

indicates the relief of a build of a region

Question 26

What are the elements/ characteristics of a topographical map

Answer 26

has color and symbols build up areas relief / contour lines drainage infastructure vegetation

Question 27

What are the 3 different types of scale

Answer 27

word line ratio scale

Question 28

What m is sea level at

Answer 28

0 meters

Question 29

What is a map

Answer 29

reduced version of the earth on a fla t surface

Question 30

Name six types of maps

Answer 30

road weather political topographical naval geology

Question 31

What is a major problem when drawin g maps

Answer 31

to draw a map from the earth, which is round on a flat surface

Question 32

Which phenomenon can be seen on a topographical map

Answer 32

man made culture

Question 33

List the main processes when drawing a topographical map

Answer 33

Arial photograph, orthophoto, topographical map

Question 34

What is a topographical map

Answer 34

map that shows the build of land by using contour lines

Question 35

How are phenomenas indicated on a map

Answer 35

with map symbols

Question 36

Map symbols are subdivided. Name the different types

Answer 36

point symbol ( form of a point ) line symbol ( form of a line ) area symbol ( form of a bigger area )

Question 37

Name the 5 colours used on a topographical map and as well as what they represent

Answer 37

black- infastructure red- infastructure green- vegetation blue-drainage brown- builds\contours

Question 38

What is scale

Answer 38

scale indicates how many times the map is smaller than reality

Question 39

What is the difference between large scale and a small scale map

Answer 39

large scale has small figures, which shows much detail and covers a small area small scale has large figures, and shows little detail, and covers a large area

Question 40

How do you calculate how many kilometers are represented by 1cm on a map

Answer 40

multiply the scale with the distance ( cm ) on the map and then divide the answer by 100 00 and remember the answer must be in km