Contour Lines

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The brown lines on a map are known as contour lines.

Contour lines join places of equal height.

The height difference between two contour lines lying next to each other Is a contour interval.

Understanding contour lines with Steve Backshall and Ordnance Survey (Incorporar)

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Let's take for instance this natural feature, if we were to view it from the top view, we would see what we see in figure 2.Contour lines on a map represent the top of view of an area.