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Contour lines indicate the height of an area of land.
The distance they are apart indicates the slope of the land.... when they are close the land rises/falls steeply and when they are further apart the gentler the incline.
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EDITED 1/8/16: A contour interval is a the elevation difference between two adjacent contour lines. Previous person put some ridiculous answer. This one is the correct answer on APEX and does not need improvement.
What kind of slope give you lines that are close together and what kind gives lines that are far apart?
If the "contour interval" ... the elevation difference between lines ... is the same everywhere on the map, then the lines will be closer rogether on steep ground, and farther apart on flatter ground.
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Contour maps are useful because it provides a relatively accurate measurement of altitude. Contour maps utilize contour lines to indicate different elevations. They identify the vertical and horizontal dimension of land surfaces or terrains. Contour maps are important because they accurately represent land form height as well as the watershed presence. Farmers can use this to plan how their fields will be plowed and planted. Hikers use them to plan hikes.
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Your question is very broad, but I will attempt to answer it. If I don't give you the answer you are looking for, then perhaps you can resubmit it, with a more specifics. Please see the related link Generally, we obtain information from a contour map (a map with contour lines). The most common map is an elevation map, showing the height of a surface above a common datum (usually sea level). However, many types of data can be measured and contour maps developed from the data. Temperature and atmospheric pressure data can be contoured. Of course, it changes from day to day, so our map may be good for only one specific time period. See the related link for more on the different contour map. Contour maps are a means of understanding our data, and obtaining relavent information quickly. We can see regions of high and low values. If we are looking at an elevation map, these are the highest and lowest areas of a given region. If the countour lines are close together, this shows a high gradient or slope. For example, if our elevation map shows contours close together, this is area where the ground is sloping up or down. We can make calculations of areas and volumes. For example, we can estimate the area where the elevation is between two numbers, say 50 to 60 ft above sea level. Sometimes, to obtain accurate estimates of areas and volumes, we need to input the contour map into the computer, and let it make the calculations.
