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V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate a ______.
a) depression
b) valley
c) hill top
d) change in elevation

Index contours are ________ than other contour lines.
a) dotted and lighter
b) solid and lighter
c) darker and heavier
d) lighter

The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is the contour______.
a) projection
b) interval
c) slope
d) line

A stream in a valley flows _________ the open end of the V formed by contour lines.
a) away from
b) alongside
c) toward
d) next

__________ maps include contour lines that show relief.
a) Satellite
b) 3 D
c) Projection
d) Topographic

The contour ______ such as 200 feet, is always the same for a given map.
a) line
b) interval
c) map
d) space

Mapmakers use contour lines to show ________.
a) slope
b) lanforms
c) elevation, relief, and slope
d) highways, roads, and rivers

Widley spaced contour lines indicat relatively ______ areas.
a) flat
b) high
c) low
d) mountainous

V-shaped contour lines pointing downhill indicate a(an)
a) valley
b) slope
c) ridge line
d) mountain

A contour _____ connects points that have the same elevation.
a) index
b) space
c) circle
d) line

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