The closer the contours, the steeper the slope.
When contour lines are close together the land is steep
The US Geological Survey's topographic maps have "contour lines" showing elevation. The farther apart the contour lines are, the more gentle the terrain is; the closer together they are, the steeper the terrain is. The darker contour lines typically denote 100-foot elevation changes and are marked as such, while the lighter lines typically indicate 10 or 20-foot changes in between. The interval can easily be determined by counting the number of lighter contour lines between the darker lines. The steepness of the slope can be determined by using the map's scale (which is indicated at the bottom of the map) to measure the distance between two points and using the contour lines to see the change in elevation.
If the contour lines on a topographic map have wide spaces in between and are further apart then the terrain is relatively flat. If the contour lines are close together then the terrain forms a steep slope.
closely spaced contour lines indicate steep slopes, wider ones indicate gentle slopes
False. If contour lines on a slope are spaced wide apart, it indicates a gentle slope. Steep slopes have contour lines that are closely spaced together, reflecting a rapid change in elevation over a short horizontal distance.
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Contour lines that are far apart indicate gradual slopes, while contour lines that are close together indicate steep slopes.
The land is steep if the contour lines are close together
When contour lines are close together the land is steep
Contour lines that are close together indicate steep terrain or a rapid change in elevation. The closer the contour lines are, the steeper the slope.
if someone were to make a topographic map they would mostlikly have a bunch a contour lines realy close together because the closer they are together the more steep it is.so i guess they would make close contour lines then make a drop off
On a topographical map, a contour line indicates a change in elevation. When the lines are close together, the elevation is changing rapidly.
They can be represented by contour lines. A contour line is one which joins together all points at the same elevation. The lines are close together for a steep slope and spread out for gentle slopes. The spaces between contour lines can be coloured in with gradations of the same colour to emphasise the idea that it represents a gradient.
contour lines that are very close together
that isn't true. the wider apart the contour lines are than the softer the slope (not steep) if they are closer together than the slope will be alot steeper.
How close together the brown contour lines are Yes, the closer the contours the steeper the slope. Flat land, by definition, has no contour lines.
Where the slope is steep the contour lines will come close together.