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Svetllana [295]
3 years ago
6

What is a contour interval

Biology
2 answers:
adelina 88 [10]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Vertical distance between contours is called contour interval

Explanation:

Contour lines are lines that connects point of equal height. The vertical distance or the difference in elevation between two contour lines is known as contour interval. For example  a set of 100 contours is used to represent a hill of height 500 ft. So, the vertical distance between each  contour will \frac{500}{100} \\feet

= 5ft contour interval.

timurjin [86]3 years ago
4 0
A line drawn on a topographic map to indicate ground elevation or depression. If the contour intervals are closer together, the steeper the elevation.
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