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each contour line represents an equal value, so the closer the lines the steeper the slope

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Q: How could you find the steepest slope by looking at contour lines?
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How do contour lines determine which area of an island has the steepest slope?

The closer the contour lines the steeper the slope.


How do contuor lines help you to determine the area of an island has the steepest slope?

The area with the steepest slope is the area where the contour lines are bunched closest together.


Which side of the land on the map is steepest. A.North side B.East side C.West side D.South side?

Maps don't work like that. The steepest land could be anywhere. You must view the contour lines and follow them to find what is steep or not.


How can you tell where the slope is steep just by looking at contour lines?

Where the slope is steep the contour lines will come close together.


What do hachures on a contour indicate?

Hachure lines are a form of representation for showing the contours on a map. They point towards the steepest part of the slope. Hachure lines are an old form of showing relief, and less useful, scientifically, than contour lines.


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.


How do you know if your going uphill or downhill by looking at a contour map?

contour lines all ways point up hill or up stream


Who uses contour lines?

Contour lines help for you to see different elevations in certain areas. Contour lines could be useful to hikers to help plan their next hiking trip by giving them an idea of what the land is like.


What does the surface of a calm lake have in common with a contour line?

Contour lines are used in Topography to show the elevation of the land on a map. When looking at a map the contour lines look very similar to how a calm lake would appear.


How does index contour lines differ from other contour lines?

index contour lines have numbers contour lines dont


How do contour lines show elevation?

The darker contour lines on map are called index contour lines. Numbers that indicate elevations are often written on these lines.


What is the definition of hachured contour lines?

Hachured contour lines are contour lines with ticks pointing downslope that indicate a depression on a topographic map.