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Charles Hutton invented contour lines while trying to make order of scores of measurements taken by surveyors for the purpose of finding the mass of Mount Schiehallion in the central Scottish Highlands in 1774.

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How do contour lines show elevation?

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How does index contour lines differ from other contour lines?

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What happens on a topographic map the closer the contour lines get?

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What arrangement of contour lines shows that the land is steep?

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On a topographic map contour lines that are closer together indicate?

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What is the name for the elevation difference between adjacent and contour lines?

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Who invented the contour line?

Charles Hutton invented contour lines while trying to make order of scores of measurements taken by surveyors for the purpose of finding the mass of Mount Schiehallion in the central Scottish Highlands in 1774.== ==