Vanilla Chocolate Figure 2 6 A Three Tiered Cake as an

Last updated: 1/29/2023

Vanilla Chocolate Figure 2 6 A Three Tiered Cake as an Example of Contour Lines The graphic to the left is a cross section seen from the side and the graphic on the right is a bird s eye view from above 26 7 Refer to Figure 2 6 26 Figure by Jeremy Patrich is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4 0 34 Lab 2 Map Interpretation a Observing the cake what do you notice about each of the three layers Do they cross or mix or are they parallel to one another Is the cake symmetrical or is it asymmetrical b Assume that each layer of cake has a height of 6 six inches and that the bottom of the cake is at 0 zero inches i Label each line shown on the right side of Figure 2 6 with its height What is the total relief of the cake Hint how tall is the cake ii c Now imagine that this cake was a hill Which side of the hill has a steeper gradient How do you know Hint observe the contour lines or the perimeter of the circles Topographic maps show lines for selected elevations otherwise the map would be too confusing to read The elevation difference between contour lines is called the contour interval If a topographic map has a 10 foot contour interval that means that each line represents a 10 foot elevation difference between them Whether the contour interval is a 5 foot 10 foot or 100 foot interval depends on the local topography