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Presumably the questions refer to contour lines.

If that is the case, the answer is as follows:

Contour lines are lines drawn at selected heights on a map. They are lines that join points at the same height above the meas sea level.

A gentle slope is one that does not rise (or fall) as rapidly as a steep slope. That is to say, you have to travel a greater horizontal distance to gain (lose) the same amount of vertical distance or height. So, with a gentle slope, you have to travel a greater distance to get from one contour to the next and so the lines are less close together.

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Q: Why do gentle slopes have more widely spaced lines than steep slopes?
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