Land features and how to read a topographic map

Grade 6 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   “model data, not to scale” Index lines labeled 400 m and 500 m have one thinner line between them. What is the contour interval, Bo?

   • 450 m
   • 50 m
   • 10 m
   • 100 m
2. 2.

   Index lines labeled 60 m and 120 m have five thinner lines between them. What is the contour interval, Esme?

   • 10 m
   • 6 m
   • 60 m
   • 12 m
3. 3.

   The interval is 20 m. Point P sits three lines above the 200 m line. What is P's elevation, Jun?

   • 140 m
   • 260 m
   • 60 m
   • 203 m
4. 4.

   model data, not to scale. The interval is 5 m. Point S sits four lines above the 30 m line. What is S's elevation, Kira?

   • 34 m
   • 50 m
   • 20 m
   • 10 m

5. Read this first

   Use this

   Contour map with a key (model data, not to scale). Key: brown lines are contours; blue line is a stream. Contour interval 20 m. Closed loops around one hilltop: 100 m (labeled), 120 m, 140 m, 160 m (labeled, at the top). Lines are close on side A (east) and far apart on side B (west).

6. 5.

   Which side view matches Milo's hill map?

   • A flat top with cliffs on each side
   • Steep on the east, gentle on the west
   • Steep on the west, gentle on the east
   • Gentle and the same on both sides

7. Use this

   Contour map with a key (model data, not to scale). Key: brown lines are contours; blue line is a stream. Contour interval 20 m. Lines from 100 m at A to 200 m at B, close together and evenly spaced.

8. 6.

   Along the line from A to B, the contour lines are close and evenly spaced. Which side view matches, Noah?

   • One steady, steep slope
   • A level path
   • One steady, gentle slope
   • A deep dip in the middle
9. 7.

   Which side view matches Pia's map of two hilltops?

   • One single peak
   • Two peaks with a dip between them
   • A valley with a stream along its floor
   • A flat plain
10. 8.

    The V's where a stream crosses the contours point north. Which way does the stream flow, Ren?

    • Uphill to the hilltop
    • South, away from the V points
    • North, toward the V points
    • Both ways at once

11. Use this

    Contour map with a key (model data, not to scale). Key: brown lines are contours; blue line is a stream. A stream flows west and crosses three contour lines. Each line bends into a V where the stream crosses.

12. 9.

    A stream on Tala's map flows west. Which way do the contour V's around it point?

    • They make closed circles
    • East, upstream
    • West, downstream
    • North, across the stream

13. Use this

    Contour map with a key (model data, not to scale). Key: brown lines are contours; blue line is a stream. A stream crosses the contour lines. Where it crosses, each line bends into a V whose point aims south.

14. 10.

    V-shaped contours cross a blue stream on Zee's map. Is the land there a valley or a ridge?

    • A plateau with no slope
    • A plain with no lines
    • A valley: streams run in valleys
    • A ridge, as V's mark ridgetops