Question

To determine a change of elevation on a topographic map what type of math would you use?

-subtraction
-addition
-division

Answer 1

-subtraction

Step-by-step explanation:

Elevation is the altitude of a place above a reference frame.

To find the difference between the elevation between two or places on a map, we perform a subtraction operation.

The differences in elevation is the subtraction of the two elevation values from one another.

For example if point A on a map is at 60m above sea level and point B is at 100m, the change in elevation is;

Change in elevation = Elevation of B - Elevation of A = 100m - 60m = 40m