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When a V-shaped contour line points downhill, it means that the contour line is under very low elevation. And incase your wondering about when the contour line is uphill, it means that the elevation level is very high.
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What do all the points connected by a contour line have in common?
elevation & the unit is in feet
Do closely spaced contour lines indicate a steep slope?
A contour line (also known as isopleth) on a topographic map connects points of equal elevation or depth. The steepest way up or down is in the direction perpendicular to the contour line at any given point. This gradient on a topographic map is at its greatest when the lines are close together, thus the slope is steepest. Note that a contour map does not have to be topographic. Any value mapped in two or three dimensions such as temperature, barometric pressure, or wind speed can have contour lines connecting adjacent points of equal value. Again, moving away from a contour line in a perpendicular direction will yield the greatest change in the value of the quality being recorded.
Is a point outside a contour line higher or lower than the contour line?
lower.
Could contour lines on a map ever cross?
No because a contour line gets darrker and daarker when it goes from line to line.
A type of line that follows form?
Contour line
What is labeled to indicate the elevation along a contour line?
index contour
What are contour lines are used to indicate?
A line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level.
Do Equal points of elevation on a topographic map are connected by contour lines?
A contour lines connects points of equal elevation.
What do the numbers on index contour lines indicate?
The numbers of contour lines indicate altitude or elevation along that line.
What is contour line and its advantages?
•Contour Line: locus of points with constant elevation. •Dense information along the contour line. •Hardly any information across the contour line.
What is a contour on a topographic map?
A contour is a line that joins points of equal elevation.
What data does a countour line on a map indicate?
A contour line indicates height.
What do closed contour lines indicate?
If ur question was "what do circled contour lines indicate?" this shows that there is probably a mountain/hilltop. the more circled contour lines there are inside another the higher it is getting. If ur question was"what do close contour line indicate?" this means that it is steep.
What do all points on a contour line represent?
All points on a contour line represent locations with the same value of the variable being plotted, such as elevation or temperature. Each contour line indicates a specific level or value of the variable, and points on the line have that exact value.
How do the contour line on topographic map indicate the slop of the land?
A contour line is an imaginary line connecting point of equal elevation. Going from one line to an adjacent line is a change in slope.
Is a contour line a single line that describes the outside edge of the object?
No, it is not. A contour drawing is what you are referring to. Contour lines are the latitude and longitude lines on a map to find coordinate points.
On a toptgraphic map contour lines that from a circle indicate?
All of the points along the line are the same elevation. The answer he wants is for novanet..meaning this answer is irrelevant Dx
