2006-12-19 13:42:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Somewhere on the map is a note that tells you how much each contour line equals in feet. Find the nearest specified elevation, county the number of contour lines above or below and multiply by that number. Then add or subtract the product to the total.
tfedge
2006-12-19 14:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by tfedge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steep rises in elevation are shown by lines close together, while gentle rises are shown by lines farther apart, in the shape of the mountain/hill in question
2006-12-19 21:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The area that is elevated is the circle within an area and it has the height near the circle.
2006-12-19 21:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by ndnkashyap 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elevations are shown using contour lines,as you rise in elevation your contour will get smaller
2006-12-19 21:47:26 · answer #4 · answered by churchillbilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the density of the lines
the more dense the lines, the higher the land
2006-12-19 21:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by redhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_teach/lessons/topog_LP.html
visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_teach/lessons/topography_act.html
www2.una.edu/geography/topo_maps/overview.htm
gpc.edu/~pgore/Earth&Space/topomaps.html
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Metzger1.html
2006-12-19 21:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋