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