The closer the lines the steeper the grade.
Contour Farming
When the contour lines are farther apart, this means that the slopes between them are gentle. On the other side, if the contour interval is smaller, the slope will be steep.
Slopes that are dangerously high and/or steep.
Usually, stairs are built with steep slopes only if there isn't enough room to build them with milder slopes.
A mountain is a high, uplifted area with steep slopes. Mountains are large elevated area that rises from level ground. They are large and steep hills.
Contour Farming
closely spaced contour lines indicate steep slopes, wider ones indicate gentle slopes
closely spaced contour lines indicate steep slopes, wider ones indicate gentle slopes
The land is steep if the contour lines are close together
Steep slopes
Change in elevation; how steep the slopes of the terrain are.
The closer the contours, the steeper the slope.
When the contour lines are farther apart, this means that the slopes between them are gentle. On the other side, if the contour interval is smaller, the slope will be steep.
Contour lines are lines that join up points on a map that represent points on Earth's surface that have equal height. The distance between the contour lines gives an indication of how much the height changes over a horizontal distance. In other words it shows you how steep or gentle the slope is.As such a steep slope will be marked by closely spaced contour lines and a more gentle slope will have more widely spaced contour lines.
On a topographical map, a contour line indicates a change in elevation. When the lines are close together, the elevation is changing rapidly.
Contour lines on a on a topographic map indicate elevations. Since elevation changes gently on gentle slopes the contour lines are further apart. Elevation changes rapidly on a steep slope so the contour lines are closer together.
The answer depends on what the word "motian" is meant to be.