Matching Pairs Topographic Maps Matching 8.9COnline version Students will match maps with their profiles by COURTNEY HICKS 1 2 Beaches are eroded by... 3 4 Contour Interval 5 6 Steep slope 7 8 Canyon is formed by 9 10 How do you find a difference in elevation between 2 points? 11 Delta formed by 12 Gentle slope Distance between lines (always a set number) Waves from the ocean and wind taking sand and moving it to a new location Deposition at end of a river Contour lines are close together and elevation changes quickly, harder hike Contour lines are far apart making for an easier and flatter hike Subtract elevation at each point river weathering and eroding the sides of the canyon to make it wider and deeper.
