GEOL 1500 Interlude F Activity

Topographic maps show the shape of the surface of the land by using contour lines to mark points of equal elevation. Drag and drop the elevation values to the correct target on the topographic map. (Some targets may overlap multiple contour lines, please identify the line that goes through the middle of the target.)

Left to Right
-550 feet
-200 feet
-400 feet
-600 feet

A hiker is evaluating a topographic map to determine the elevation change of potential hikes. From the location marked with the red dot, which of the following destinations (marked on the map with yellow dots) would result in a challenging hike up the steepest slope?

Location A

Sort the following processes that change landscapes according to the source that supplies them with energy.

Internal Energy
-plate tectonics
-uplift
-earthquakes
-subsidence
External Energy
-erosion
-weathering
-glacier formation

Identify the processes that will complete the sentence below so that it describes one pathway water could follow through the hydrologic cycle. Water _________ from the ocean, rises, cools, and ________
into clouds in the atmosphere. The clouds are then blown by the wind over land where water
________ on the land surface. The water then ____________
into the subsurface reservoir to become groundwater.

-Evaporates
-Condenses
-Rains
-Infiltrates

Rank the following reservoirs by the amount of time that water tends to reside in them.

Top to Bottom
-Glaciers
-Oceans
-Lakes
-Rivers
-The atmosphere