Q. What kind of topography is indicated by contour lines that are very close together?
Answer: If contours are close together it indicates a steep slope and if they are apart it means a relatively gentle or flat slope. Explanation: Topographic maps were created to depict the relief features and type of terrain on the map.
Q. What would the topography of an area be like if the contour lines were close together if they were far apart?
Contour lines indicate a landscape’s elevation or height above sea level. What do contour lines indicate on a topographic map? If the contour lines were close together, the landscape is steep. If they are far apart, the landscape is relatively flat.
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- Q. What kind of topography is indicated by contour lines that are very close together?
- Q. What would the topography of an area be like if the contour lines were close together if they were far apart?
- Q. When lines on a contour map are close together that indicates?
- Q. When contour lines are close together on a topographic map that means the area is steep?
- Q. What is the use of contour lines?
- Q. What do contour lines on a topographic map show?
- Q. What happens to contour lines with erosion?
- Q. What do V shaped contour lines represent?
- Q. How do contour lines show different slopes of land?
- Q. Why are contour lines important in art?
Q. When lines on a contour map are close together that indicates?
Closely spaced contour lines indicate a steep slope (Figure F-1). 2. Widely spaced contour lines indicate a gentle slope (Figure F-2).
Q. When contour lines are close together on a topographic map that means the area is steep?
1 Answer. If contour lines are close together, it is a very steep slope; if they are far apart, it is a gradual slope.
Q. What is the use of contour lines?
In cartography, a contour line (often just called a “contour”) joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level. A contour map is a map illustrated with contour lines, for example a topographic map, which thus shows valleys and hills, and the steepness or gentleness of slopes.
Q. What do contour lines on a topographic map show?
The distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is the use of elevation contour lines to show the shape of the Earth’s surface. Elevation contours are imaginary lines connecting points having the same elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, which is usually mean sea level.
Q. What happens to contour lines with erosion?
Contour lines that are farther apart represent gently sloping areas. This is because the elevation is changing less over a horizontal distance. The patterns formed by contour lines allow scientists to see the erosional features that shaped the topography of a landscape.
Q. What do V shaped contour lines represent?
Widely spaced contour lines indicate that the land is relatively level. A contour line that bends to form a V shape indicates a valley. The bend in the V points toward the higher end of the valley; this V points upstream, or in the direction from which the water flows, if there is a stream.
Q. How do contour lines show different slopes of land?
When contour lines are closer together on a map, they indicate a steep slope. Think of contour lines as the distance between each incline. The closer together the inclines, the steeper the hill. On the other hand, the farther apart lines tend to indicate a depression in the landscape.
Q. Why are contour lines important in art?
The purpose of contour drawing is to emphasize the mass and volume of the subject rather than the detail; the focus is on the outlined shape of the subject and not the minor details.
