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The contour lines on a map indicate changes in elevation above sea level (or below, occasionally). The amount of change in elevation between lines is shown on the map legend, and will vary depending on the size of the map and the type of terrain.
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Size in the change of elevation from one contour line to another is what?
contour interval
The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is known as the?
contour interval
What does a contour line measure?
The scale of contour lines on a topographic (terrain) map is called the "contour interval".
What does a contour interval of 20 meters mean?
A contour interval shows a change in elevation on a topographical map. If the contour interval is 20 then the elevation change between two contour lines is 20 meters
What are the factors effecting contour intervals?
If the contour interval is not given, find two reference (labeled) contour lines and find the number of lines between them, excluding the reference lines themselves. Then the interval can be found using the following formula: |(Difference between elevation of reference lines)| /(Number of contour lines between reference lines +1) = Contour interval For example, if you find two reference lines labeled 150m and 250m and there is one contour line between them, then |150m-250m|/(1+1)=100m/2=50m The contour interval of that map is 50 meters.
What is the difference in elevation between one contour line and?
The Contour Interval.
What is the change in elevation from one contour line to the next called?
It is contour interval.
Size in the change of elevation from one contour line to another is what?
contour interval
What is the change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called?
Contour interval
The elevation difference from one contour line to the next is called the?
contour interval
How do you find the contour interval on the map?
Notice the pattern around that contour line. Then determine the interval that the surrounding contour lines are increasing or decreasing by. Ex. 50 100 150 200, the contour interval would then be 50
What is the relationship between the relief of an area and the contour interval on a map of the area?
The Relationship between the relief of an area and the contour interval on a map of the area is A contour line
The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is known as the?
contour interval
What information does a map's contour interval provide?
Most likely you says about contour interval. It's the difference in height between two sequential contour lines. For example, if the contour interval is 50 meters and some contour line corresponds 2000m above sea level, the next contour uphill was at 2050m then 2100m etc. Different maps use different intervals. It depends on map scale and terrain type (for mountain areas intervals are higher than for plains). The contour interval is shown on the map collar (typically near the scale).
On a topographic map the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is the?
Contour interval
The contour interval is a measurement of?
the distance between mean sea level and any given contour line
The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next?
Interval
