Vertical Exaggeration (Grade 12 NSC Matric Geography): Quizzes
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What is the purpose of creating a cross section in mapwork?
What is the purpose of creating a cross section in mapwork?
To understand landform profile from the side
What colour are contour lines on topographic maps?
What colour are contour lines on topographic maps?
Brown
In a cross section graph, what does the vertical axis represent?
In a cross section graph, what does the vertical axis represent?
Height
What happens when vertical & horizontal scales are identical on a cross section?
What happens when vertical & horizontal scales are identical on a cross section?
Landscape appears almost flat
What is vertical exaggeration?
What is vertical exaggeration?
Using different vertical & horizontal scales
What is the formula for calculating vertical exaggeration?
What is the formula for calculating vertical exaggeration?
VE = VS/HS
To convert 40 metres to centimetres for the vertical scale, you:
To convert 40 metres to centimetres for the vertical scale, you:
Multiply by 100
If VS = 1 cm:50 m & HS = 1:50,000, what is the vertical exaggeration?
If VS = 1 cm:50 m & HS = 1:50,000, what is the vertical exaggeration?
10 times
If VS = 1 cm:25 m & HS = 1:10,000, what is the vertical exaggeration?
If VS = 1 cm:25 m & HS = 1:10,000, what is the vertical exaggeration?
4 times
What does the vertical exaggeration value tell us?
What does the vertical exaggeration value tell us?
How many times steeper the cross section is