1) What do widely spaced contours tell us? a) It is a plateau b) Land is completely flat c) Slopes are gentle d) Slopes are steep 2) If there are no contour lines the land is... a) Hilly b) Flat c) Steep d) There is nothing there 3) How do we find the height of a hill? a) We find the number next to the contour line b) We measure the contour line with a ruler 4) Where is the elevation of the land measured from? a) The nearest part of flat land b) The centre of the earth c) Sea level 5) How can you tell if a map shows a steep slope? a) The lines are far apart from each other b) The lines are close to each other 6) What is the height of this hill a) 280m b) 318m c) 310m d) There isn't a hill 7) On this map each contour line represents how many meters of height change a) 500 b) 10 c) 5 d) 551 8) What can you say about the topography of the land exactly where the campsite is a) It is on a steep hill b) It is on a shallow hill c) It is in a flat valley d) It is on a flat plateau on top of a hill 9) Looking at the lake where is the land steeper a) to the west of the lake b) to the east of the lake 10) How many metres high is the highest point shown on this map a) 600 b) 450 c) 546 d) 572 11) How far in real life is it is between each of the contour lines on this map a) 10m b) 1000m c) 100m d) 25m 12) What is gradient a measure of  a) How steep a slope is b) Elevation c) How far above sea level d) How high a hill is

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