Topographic Profiles

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What could be the elevation of point X?

A stream begins at an elevation of 2,000 meters and ends in a lake at an elevation of 400 meters. The lake is 320 kilometers from the stream's source. What is the average gradient of the stream?

Which topographic map shows the steepest gradient between A and B?

What is the general direction of flow of Mill Creek?

A stream has a source at an elevation of 1,000. meters. It ends in a lake that has an elevation of 300. meters. If the lake is 200. kilometers away from the source, what is the average gradient of the stream?

What is the contour interval of this map?

Which statement correctly describes one difference between these maps?

The diagram below is a contour map. Between which two points is the slope of the hill steepest?