Slopes (Grade 11 NSC Matric Geography): Quizzes
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What is a landform?
What is a landform?
Any naturally occurring surface feature
On a topographic map, what indicates a steep slope?
On a topographic map, what indicates a steep slope?
Contour lines close together
How do gentle slopes appear on topographic maps?
How do gentle slopes appear on topographic maps?
Contour lines spaced far apart
How does a concave slope change from bottom to top?
How does a concave slope change from bottom to top?
Starts gently, becomes steeper upward
How does a convex slope change from bottom to top?
How does a convex slope change from bottom to top?
Starts steeply, becomes gentler upward
On which landforms are steep slopes commonly found?
On which landforms are steep slopes commonly found?
Mesas, buttes, and cuesta scarp sides
Where on a cuesta would you find a gentle slope?
Where on a cuesta would you find a gentle slope?
On the dip slope side
What shape does a concave slope resemble?
What shape does a concave slope resemble?
Inside of a bowl
Which are examples of landforms with convex slopes?
Which are examples of landforms with convex slopes?
Paarl Rock and Spitzkoppe
What do contour lines on topographic maps connect?
What do contour lines on topographic maps connect?
Points of equal elevation