Sunday, September 7, 2008

Topographic Map

http://www.rollanet.org/~conorw/cwome/hahatonka_topo_map.jpg

Topographic maps usually show land contours through contour lines. These lines curve and connect continuous points of the same altitude. They can show bodies of water, land, buildings and various other depictions. Every point on the marked line of elevation is that number of meters above sea level.

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