1. Book three : soil, Rocks, and Landforms
Investigation Three:
Topographical Maps

2. Focus questions
How can we represent the different elevations of landforms?
How can we draw the profile of a mountain from a topographical map?
What events can change Earth’s surface quickly?

3. Get your Plicker’s answer pages ready!
Review! Review! Review!
Get your Plicker’s answer pages ready!

4. A scientist who designs ways to accomplish a goal or solve a problem
1. Engineer -
A scientist who designs ways to accomplish a goal or solve a problem

5. 2. Topographical map -
A map that uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land

6. Topographical Maps

7. The change in elevation between contour lines
3. Contour interval -
The change in elevation between contour lines

8. 4. Contour lines -
The curved lines in a topographical map the represent specific elevation

9. Topographical Maps
Contour Interval
Contour Lines

10. Vertical distance or height above sea-level
5. elevation -
Vertical distance or height above sea-level

11. The average height of the ocean’s surface, zero elevation
6. sea-level -
The average height of the ocean’s surface, zero elevation

12. A side view of a landform
7. profile -
A side view of a landform

13. Profile Map

14. A mass or rock particles, such as pebbles, gravel, and sand
8. aggregate -
A mass or rock particles, such as pebbles, gravel, and sand

15. A fine gray powder made from limestone; component of concrete
9. Cement -
A fine gray powder made from limestone; component of concrete

16. A mixture of gravel, sand, cement, and water
10. concrete-
A mixture of gravel, sand, cement, and water

17. Experiments! Rapid Change Topographical Maps Profile Mr. Kapusta’s
Room
Mr. Croft’s
Mrs. Smith’s
Rapid
Change
Topographical
Maps
Profile

18. Focus questions
How can we represent the different elevations of landforms?
How can we draw the profile of a mountain from a topographical map?
What events can change Earth’s surface quickly?