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Usually the altitude above sea level. Close lines indicate a steep slope while spread out lines show flatter terrain.
I am having great difficulty seeing this map, leave alone Polaris!
A topographic map shows the altitude of land features. It uses contour lines to represent the shape and elevation of the terrain. The closer together the contour lines, the steeper the slope, while widely spaced contour lines indicate gentle slopes or flat areas.
You look at the contours. Steeply sloping contours with numbers that are increasing usually indicate that the height is increasing, and may be an indicator for hills. Contrastingly, steeply sloping contours with decreasing numbers indicate a decreasing altitude, and may indicate a depression or a valley.
A relative location map is a map that assumes that the viewer's present location is the center of the map. This means that everything else is relative to their location.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? low pressure
A topographical map gives you the third dimension of altitude.
A relative location map is a map that assumes that the viewer's present location is the center of the map. This means that everything else is relative to their location.
Relative altitude
It is used to indicate symbols on the map.
It is used to indicate symbols on the map.
The loops range in size according to the altitude of the land. If the loops are long and spread out, they are the lowest altitude, if they are the smallest on a map, they are the highest point of the land.