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