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Is it always the same distance between 2 contour lines?
Yes it is because they must have the same distance between them to be considered contour
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest contour lines on a topographical map is called?
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest contour lines on a topographical map is called a contour interval.
What represents the distance in elevation between adjacent lines?
Contour numbers.
The distance between two contour lines indicates?
the steepness of an area
What is the elevation between two side-by-side contour lines called?
contour intervals
What is the difference called between two side by side contour lines?
the contour interval
What is the distance between Contour lines?
It is inversely proportional to the gradient: the steeper the slope the closer the contour lines until there comes a point where the ground is so steep the lines merge into one.
Draw contour lines to depict a steep slope?
You know, when contour lines are closer together on a map, they indicate a steep slope. Just think of contour lines as the distance between each incline. The closer together the inclines, the steeper the hill.
How do contour lines show steep and gentle?
Contour lines are lines that join up points on a map that represent points on Earth's surface that have equal height. The distance between the contour lines gives an indication of how much the height changes over a horizontal distance. In other words it shows you how steep or gentle the slope is.As such a steep slope will be marked by closely spaced contour lines and a more gentle slope will have more widely spaced contour lines.
How do you determine the elevation of unlabled contour lines?
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.
What do contour lines on a topographic map show?
They show the relief of an area. They will have height values attached to them. The distance between contour lines gives an impression of gradient. The closer they are together, the steeper the slope.
What are the characteristics of contour?
One of the characteristics of contour is that the variation of the vertical distance between any of the two contour lines are usually assumed to be uniform. The other characteristic is that all the points on a contour line are of the same elevation.
