Question

What does a topographer do? i might fail social studies! please help!

Answer 1

Google states, "A topographer is a specific type of cartographer. Topographers use contour lines to create 2-dimensional representations indicating the 3-dimensional aspects of portions of the earth's surface. Increasingly, these maps may be created digitally as well as on paper."

In simpler terms, a topographer surveys land and created representations of it.

Answer 2

The art or science of making maps that show the height, shape, etc., of the land in a particular area ,its a  person who describes the surface features of a place or region.