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The distance in height between contour lines should be stated in the map's legend. If the contours are stated in the legend as being 50 metres apart, then count the lines upwards from a contour that has a height against it, and multiply by the number of unlabelled lines.
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What do elevation maps use to show elevation?
Maps can show elevation with contour lines
What are lines on a map labeled with elevation?
Called both Elevation Lines or Contour Lines
Lines on a map that pass through points with the same elevation are called?
Elevation contour lines.
Contour interval is what?
the elevation difference between two adjacent contour lines.
What do the numbers on index contour lines indicate?
The numbers of contour lines indicate altitude or elevation along that line.
What do elevation maps use to show elevation?
Maps can show elevation with contour lines
How do you use contour lines?
Contour lines are lines that connect points of equal elevation. A topographical map is a map that uses contour lines to represent the elevation of land surfaces.
How are elevation and contour lines the same?
Elevation lines and contour lines are just different names for the same thing. Both of them show elevation (or indirectly steepness) on a map.
What is the name for the elevation between two adjacent contour lines?
Elevation
How would you determine the elevation of a point that falls between two contour lines?
The elevation of a point that falls between two contour lines can be approximately determined by averaging the elevation of those two points. Assuming the point is somewhat halfway between the lines, this can be done by adding the elevations and dividing by two.
Contour lines connect points with the same?
Contour lines connect points with the same elevation or value, showing the shape and elevation of the land on a map.
What is the lines on the map labled with the elevation?
"contour lines"
What are lines on a map labeled with elevation?
Called both Elevation Lines or Contour Lines
What are maps called that show elevation with lines showing each new leve of elevation?
Those maps are called topographic maps. They use contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land surface. Each contour line represents a specific elevation above sea level.
Contour lines connect points with the same what?
Contour lines connect points with the same elevation or altitude. These lines are used on maps to help visualize the shape and elevation of the terrain.
What is the difference in elevation between two contour lines that are side by side?
The difference in elevation between two contour lines that are side by side is the contour interval. The contour interval is the vertical distance between two adjacent contour lines on a topographic map.
What is the purpose of contour on topographic map?
Contour lines show elevation.
