EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
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Depressions on a topographic map are shown by what?
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dots on a line
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hachure marks
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bold lines
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Contour lines that show a depression, crater, or sinkhole on a map are represented by dashed lines (hachure marks) on the inside of a contour line.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hachures are short lines laid down in a pattern to indicate direction of slope. When it became feasible to map rough terrain in more detail, hachuring developed into an artistic speciality.…
Detailed explanation-3: -noun. ha·chure ha-ˈshu̇r. : a short line used for shading and denoting surfaces in relief (as in map drawing) and drawn in the direction of slope.
Detailed explanation-4: -In geology, a depression is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area.
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