THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
A ‘Contour’ is a line drawn on a map linking places
|
|
Of equal rainfall
|
|
|
Having same atmospheric pressure
|
|
|
Of same height above mean sea level
|
|
|
Of maximum temperature
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A contour line is an imaginary line joining places that have the same height above sea level, and this method of representing height on the map using contours is called contouring.
Detailed explanation-2: -noun. a topographic map on which the shape of the land surface is shown by contour lines, the relative spacing of the lines indicating the relative slope of the surface.
Detailed explanation-3: -Contour lines are lines drawn on a topographic map connecting points of equal elevation. They are also called “level-lines”.
Detailed explanation-4: -In cartography, a contour line (often just called a “contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level.
There is 1 question to complete.