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What is Understanding Contour Lines and Gradients about?
Contour lines on maps show height and shape of landscape features. They connect points of equal elevation, with closer lines indicating steeper slopes. Topographic maps at a scale of 1:50,000 use contour lines, spot heights, trigonometric beacons and other symbols to depict natural features like rivers and coastlines as well as constructed things like roads and buildings. Contour patterns reveal the shapes of hills, mountains, ridges and other landforms. Scale and measurement tools like ratio and line scale
- Author
- Gracia Omari
- Language
- EN