Geography
student exploration: reading topographic maps vocabulary: contour interval, contour line, depression contour, elevation, gradient, index contour, relief, topographic map prior knowledge questions (do these before using the gizmo.) a house sits on the side of a small hill near a lake. the elevation, or height, of each point above the lake is shown by the contour lines on the landscape below. suppose it rained for a while, and the lake level rose up 5 meters. would the house be safe? explain. what would happen if the lake level rose 10 meters?