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you can determine the direction a stream flows on a contour map by seeing which way the contour lines bend.
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∙ 14y agoA topographic map shows the shape of an area of land such as hills, valleys, mountains etc.
A topographic map features contour lines that mark off different elevations of the maped landscape in reference to sea level.
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∙ 14y agoLook at the contour lines the stream passes through. Whichever way the contour lines show downward is likely also the way the stream flows(because liquids go downhill due to gravity).
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∙ 9y agoFind the elevations and then the river flows from high elevation to low elevations
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∙ 9y agoUsually by showing the lay of the land using contour lines. A stream shown as starting in the hills on the map, must obviously flow downhill towards lower land and on to the sea.
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∙ 14y agoNorth. Always. Towards mekkah.
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How do index contours let you know if the land you are viewing are increasing or decreasing?
Each index contour has an elevation associated with it. When you look at 2 contours, one will have a higher corresponding elevation. As you go from the lower elevation to the higher elevation, you know that the land is increasing in the direction toward the higher elevation. From the higher to the lower elevation, the land is decreasing (sloping downward, decreasing in elevation).
What would ba an advantage of using a smaller contour interval?
It would be more detailed. It would let people know how steep a certain hill/ mountain is.
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How do you find direction of flow of a river?
It depends on which way the contour lines bend. For example, if the bend was facing northeast then the stream flows Northeast. the bend is this if you don't understand... -_- -> ) +++ I'm afraid your illustration is rather ambiguous. If you imagine the contour lines to trace a parenthese as you've used, the concave side would face downstream: Flow ---> then the contour is ( ---> Or if you think of the contours tracing a capital letter U with its open end pointing North, the stream will flow North. A better way to understand it is to study the countour lines and streams on a map, especially if of an area you know well!
How do you know if your going uphill or downhill by looking at a contour map?
contour lines all ways point up hill or up stream
How do contour lines bend when crossing a stream?
Because we know that water cannot flow uphill, the flow must go from higher contours to lower ones.
What are the difference's between contour interval and index contour?
What are the difference's between contour interval and index contour?
How does index contour lines differ from other contour lines?
index contour lines have numbers contour lines dont
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Where is the velocity greatest with a stream with meanders?
On the outside. This is because when the water is flowing around a meander, the water practically goes around, where erosion occurs. If you know science, wherever in a stream where erosion occurs, thats where the velocity is greatest.
Is there a word for the small stream of water flowing southward down a mountain?
I know of no special name for southerly flowing streams. 'Draining in a southerly direction' would perhaps be a description.
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