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Exploring Elevation Maps

A Grade 6 social studies worksheet on understanding and interpreting elevation maps, contour lines, and geographical features.

Grade 6 Social studies GeographyElevation Maps
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D2.Geo.2.6-8. Use maps, satellite images, photographs, and other representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their environmental characteristics.

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Exploring Elevation Maps

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided map and your knowledge of elevation maps to complete the tasks.

Elevation maps show the height of land above sea level. They use contour lines to connect points of equal elevation. The closer the contour lines, the steeper the slope.

Mountain with elevation zones

1. What do contour lines on an elevation map represent?

a

Boundaries between countries

b

Points of equal elevation

c

Paths of rivers

d

Types of vegetation

2. What does it mean if contour lines are very close together?

a

The land is flat

b

The slope is steep

c

There is a river nearby

d

The elevation is decreasing

3. Elevation maps show the height of land above  .

4. A   connects points of the same height on an elevation map.

5. The farther apart contour lines are, the steeper the slope.

T

True

F

False

6. Imagine you are hiking. How would an elevation map help you plan your route?