Contour Lines Flashcards

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What are contour lines

A

they’re a map’s way of showing u how high the land is above sea level

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Contour lines are shown as what

A

Thin brown lines on a map

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Contour lines join places of the same what together

A

Height

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Contours also form what that help us to imagine what the land actually looks like

A

Patterns

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If two contour lines are a bit far from each others, it’s what?

A

A gentle slope

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If two contour lines are close to each other, they’re what?

A

A steep slope

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If the contour line made a circle/oval, its what

A

A hilltop

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If the contour lines keep getting higher and higher each time u do it, it’s a what?

A

Valley

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9
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U make contour lines by joining the places that are what

A

The same metres above sea level

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