topography Flashcards

(15 cards)

1
Q

contours line cross. true or false

A

false

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2
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contour lines are always close true or false

either on the map or not

A

true

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3
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water flows from dash elevation to dash

A

higher to lower

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4
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what are Major contours and what is the aka

A

heavier contour lines spaced every 5th interval, index contours

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5
Q

what are minor contours

A

contour lines between major contours

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6
Q

contour lines that are close together dpicts dash

A

steep slope

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6
Q

a symmetrically crowned road most resembles a what feature

A

ridge

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7
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contour lines that are farther together dpicts dash

A

gentle slope

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8
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consitent spacing between adjacent contours depicts dash

A

uniform/ even slope

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9
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formula ratio and percentage

A

ratio= h:v, percentage= chage v/ change h

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10
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What is TIn

A

triangular irregular network

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11
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How TIn is used to get contour lines

A

the elevation at point along a triangle leg can be interpolated between elvation of end points vertices

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12
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what are breaklines

A

linear surfaces features depicting an ABPRUPT(sudden) change

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13
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TIN can cross breaklines true or false

A

false

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14
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example of breaklines

A

retaining wall, curb, buildings, cliffsm streambanks

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