EES-1030L Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Asthenosphere, North American Plate, Eurasian Plate

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Course: EES-1030L
• Professor: Professor Neil Patrick Kelley

Document Summary

Increasing values on the topographic map indicate increasing elevation. Increasing values on the bathymetric map indicate increasing depth. Closely spaced contour lines tell you that the elevation/depth is steep. Contour interval - space between contour lines. Contour relief - amount of topographic change covered (how much area covered) Contour plot - encompass all the numbers that fall in the interval, if there is a discrepancy, likely need to circle it. Cross section - topographic profile of elevation. Estimated proportion of land to ocean is 3:7. Middle portions of most oceans contain a mountain range which is shallower than the surrounding abyssal plane. Deepest locations are trenches that are actually relatively close to the contents. Northwestern part of europe has a broad continental shelf, while southeast africa has a narrow. Shallowests ocean depths located by coasts continental shelf. Latitude is horizontal (n/s) and longitude is vertical (e/w)