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Keywords: Topographic, Elevation, Map, Slope, Topo

Related Terms: Contour , Baseline, Bench Mark, Datum, Geodetic, Hachure, Line, Lineament, Plot, Quadrangle, Surveying, Topographic, Topography, Boundary Line, Contour Line, Topographic Map, Metes And Bounds, Digital Elevation Model, Fall Line, Geodetic Control, Rectangular Survey System, Base Line, Hypsography, Planimetric, Bar Scale, Contour Map, Principal Meridian, Isoline, Planimetric Map, Linear Feature, Grid North, Meander Line, Terrain , Relief Map, Runway Visual Range, Contour Interval, Bathymetric Map, Isopleth, Vertical Datum, Isohyet, Isobath, Topographical Map, Coordinate Geometry, Neatline, Topographic Survey, Geodetic Survey, Geodetic Datum, Gage Datum, Traverse, Topo

Lines on a map that show relief. When they are close together then the slope is steep, when they are far apart then the slope is gentle. plate

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lines on a map that connect up points where the ground is the same height. Click here for a 3D example (opens in Microsoft Excel)

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Lines that define the edges of shapes

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The lines on a map indicating the elevation of terrain.

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A line on a map joining points of equal elevation. These lines are used to illustrate relief on a map.

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lines on a map that connect all points having the same elevation.

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the lines on a topographic (topo) map that indicate elevation. The closer together the lines are, the steeper the slope.

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Parallel lines used on topographic maps to show the shape and elevation of the land. They connect points of equal elevation.

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Lines on a topographic map that determine slopes.

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Topographical lines on a map that follow elevations.

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