Cadet Name: _____________________________________________
Date: ________________
1. (U5C1L5:Q1) You have a topographical map with contour lines. You are asked to determine
the elevation of a radio tower on your map, which is located on a brown line that is a little bolder, or
thicker than the rest. If the contour interval were 20 feet, what would most likely be the elevation?
A)
B)
C)
D)
273 feet
280 feet
295 feet
300 feet
2. (U5C1L5:Q2) At the end of a map reading competition, four teams were tied for first place.
The tie breaker was a question on the elevation of a hilltop. The contour interval for the map was 10
meters. The hilltop was located in the center of two circular contour lines above the index contour
line at 600 meters. What would the correct elevation be?
A)
B)
C)
D)
605 meters
620 meters
625 meters
645 meters
3. (U5C1L5:Q3) You have a map where the contour interval is 20 meters. A depression on a
map is drawn on the third contour line below the index contour line at 400 meters. What is the
elevation at the edge of the depression?
A)
B)
C)
D)
330 meters
340 meters
350 meters
360 meters
4. (U5C1L5:Q4) As you lead your team through a compass course, you keep looking at your
map so that you can tell them what kind of terrain is ahead. At one point, you notice that three of the
contour lines on the map come together just ahead of your current location. What should you tell
your team?
A)
B)
C)
D)
"We have a slight upward slope ahead."
"We have a slight downward slope ahead."
"We have flat ground ahead."
"We need to stop and re-plan our route."
5. (U5C1L5:Q5) As you look at your map, you see a terrain feature where the contour lines are
in a "V-shaped" and pointed at a hilltop. What is the terrain feature?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Ridge
Valley
Saddle
Spur
6. (U5C1L5:F1) ________ is the position of the level of the surface of the sea midway between
high and low water.
A) Sea level
B) Mean sea level
C) Mean level
D) Ridge
7. (U5C1L5:V1) Which image shows a concave slope?
A)
B)
C)
D)
8. (U5C1L5:V2) Maps will show a hill with a regular closed contour line, or a series of _____
closed contour lines.
A)
B)
C)
D)
convex
cut
concentric
concave
9. (U5C1L5:V3) Which image shows a convex slope?
A)
B)
C)
D)
10. (U5C1L5:V4) What label should the A be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
fill
cut
convex
concave
11. (U5C1L5:V5) What label should the X be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
valley
hill
depression
saddle
12. (U5C1L5:V6) What label should the X be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
valley
draw
depression
ridgeline
13. (U5C1L5:V7) What label should the B be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
fill
cut
convex
concave
14. (U5C1L5:V8) What is a short, broken line used for showing relief on a map?
A) hachure
B) saddle
C) sinkhole
D) spur
15. (U5C1L5:V9)
Choose the term that best matches the definition below.
"Instructions placed around the outer edge of a map"
A)
B)
C)
D)
hachures
mean sea level
marginal information
fill
16. (U5C1L5:V10)
Choose the term that best matches the definition below.
"The position of the level of the surface of the sea midway between high and low water"
A)
B)
C)
D)
hachures
mean sea level
marginal information
fill
17. (U5C1L5:V11) What label should the X be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
valley
ridge
spur
saddle
18. (U5C1L5:V12) What label should the X be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
hill
ridgeline
sinkhole
saddle
19. (U5C1L5:V13) What label should the X be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
hill
ridgeline
sinkhole
saddle
20. (U5C1L5:V14) A depression is a low point in the ground, or a _____, surrounded by higher
ground in all directions.
A)
B)
C)
D)
valley
draw
sinkhole
cut
21. (U5C1L5:V15) What label should the X be in this image?
A)
B)
C)
D)
spur
ridgeline
depression
saddle
[Answer Key]
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. C
21. A