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What is the pattern of the contour lines around a simple hill?
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What happens on a topographic map the closer the contour lines get?
The closer the contour lines, the steeper is the slope.
On a topographic map relief is shown using what?
countour intervals
What does a contour line measure?
The scale of contour lines on a topographic (terrain) map is called the "contour interval".
What is a contour outline?
Contour lines are lines that conect the same leval of elevation on a map of earths sirface.
What arrangement of contour lines shows that the land is steep?
The land is steep if the contour lines are close together
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 a depression contour and a contour line?
ITS A CLOSED-LOOP CONTOUR LINE THAT HAVE SHORT STRAIGHT LINES PERPENDICULAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE LOOP.
How does index contour lines differ from other contour lines?
index contour lines have numbers contour lines dont
How do contour lines show elevation?
The darker contour lines on map are called index contour lines. Numbers that indicate elevations are often written on these lines.
What is the definition of hachured contour lines?
Hachured contour lines are contour lines with ticks pointing downslope that indicate a depression on a topographic map.
How do you use contour lines?
Contour lines are lines that connect points of equal elevation. A topographical map is a map that uses contour lines to represent the elevation of land surfaces.
Contour lines connect points with the same what?
Contour lines connect points with the same what?
What happens on a topographic map the closer the contour lines get?
The closer the contour lines, the steeper is the slope.
On a topographic map relief is shown using what?
countour intervals
What does a contour line measure?
The scale of contour lines on a topographic (terrain) map is called the "contour interval".
What are lines on a farm called?
contour lines
The heaviest contour lines on a topographic map are?
an index contour.
