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Black. Indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings and roads, surveyed spot elevations, and all labels.
Red-Brown. The colors red and brown are combined to identify cultural features, all relief features, non-surveyed spot elevations, and elevation, such as contour lines on red-light readable maps.
Blue. Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage.
Green. Identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards.
Brown. Identifies all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and cultivated land on red-light readable maps.
Red. Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older maps.
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A map that shows how the land looks like is called?
I believe it is a Thematic map.
Why does a topographic map have a key?
the key explains what the colors and shapes on the map represent. It also has a scale so you can accurately find the distance between objects.
A topographic map differs from a road map in the topographic map shows?
A topographic map shows equal lines of elevation, in set distances which can vary between maps (dependent on the grade of elevation change). elevation,relief,and slope.
What types of map shows elevations and contours?
A topographic map would show elevations and contours.
Which type of map best shows the three dimensions of Earths surface?
Topographic Maps
What are the five colors on a military map?
Table C-2. Features on topographic maps
What is a sentence with Topographic map?
What I need is a topographic map!
What kind of map shows the topographic features of an area?
a topographic map
What type of map measures elevation?
a contour map What type of map shows elevations and locations? A Topographic Map
A map that shows how the land looks like is called?
I believe it is a Thematic map.
Why does a topographic map have a key?
the key explains what the colors and shapes on the map represent. It also has a scale so you can accurately find the distance between objects.
How does a topographic map of the Atlantic Coastal plain Differ from a map of the rocky mountains?
A topographic map of the Atlantic Coastal Plain differs from a topographic map of the Rocky Mountains because the topographic map of the Atlantic Coastal Plain has much higher altitudes.
What map shows earths surface features and elevation?
A topographical map.
Which of the maps show the three dimensions of earths surface?
Topographic map
Is it easier to read a topographic map of a city or of wilderness area?
it will be eaisier to have a topographic map of the widerness.
The elevation on a topographic map is shown using?
There are two ways a map can show elevation. A map can use different colors to represent each elevation. The other option is to use contour lines.
A topographic map differs from a road map in that the topographic map shows?
A topographic map shows equal lines of elevation, in set distances which can vary between maps (dependent on the grade of elevation change). elevation,relief,and slope.
