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The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest contour lines on a topographical map is called a contour interval.

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What is the name for the elevation difference between adjacent and contour lines?

The name for the elevation difference between adjacent contour lines is the contour interval.


Contour interval is what?

the elevation difference between two adjacent contour lines.


What is the difference in elevation between one contour line and?

The Contour Interval.


What is the name for the elevation between two adjacent contour lines?

The name for the elevation between two adjacent contour lines is known as the contour interval. It represents the difference in elevation between each contour line on a topographic map.


The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called what?

The change in the elevation between isolines is called a contour line. Contour lines on a topographical map resemble a volcano.


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 name for the elevation difference between two adjacent contour lines?

Contour interval.


What are lines on a map labeled with elevation?

Called both Elevation Lines or Contour Lines


Equal points of elevation on a topographical map are connected by contour lines?

True.


The elevation difference between one contour line and the next is called?

latitude and longitude


The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is known as the?

contour interval


What is the difference between a contour interval and an index contour?

A contour interval is the vertical distance between two contour lines on a map, representing the change in elevation. An index contour is a thicker contour line labeled with the elevation of the line above sea level, typically every fifth contour line. It helps users quickly identify elevation values on a map.