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Plateaus are large fairly plat pieces of uplifted land surrounded by steep slopes. A landform can be identified as a plateau when the contour lines are quite close to each other all around while on the upper slopes there are no lines or hardly any lines signifying that the top is rather flat.
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What is every fifth contour line?
it is a contour line of elevation Control index contour, or just index contour
What is contour line and its advantages?
•Contour Line: locus of points with constant elevation. •Dense information along the contour line. •Hardly any information across the contour line.
What is a sentence for contour line?
create a sentence for contour line
What is the best definition of what a contour line is?
A contour line is a line defining elevation on a map.
What is contour line in art?
A contour line in art is an outline of a subject with no shading.
What is a darker contour line usually every fifth line?
It makes it easier to count the number of contour lines.
Is a point outside a contour line higher or lower than the contour line?
lower.
What is the 5th contour line called?
An Index Contour
What does a contour line indicate when it points downhill?
When a V-shaped contour line points downhill, it means that the contour line is under very low elevation. And incase your wondering about when the contour line is uphill, it means that the elevation level is very high.
Contour line below the sea?
A contour line below sea level is called a bathytherm.
How would you use the words 'contour line' in a sentence?
The road followed the contour line around the mountain. The contour line was smooth and created good air flow over the wing.
Could contour lines on a map ever cross?
No because a contour line gets darrker and daarker when it goes from line to line.
