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What is topography?
The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
What is the term for the height of a point on Earth's surface above (or below) sea level?
Elevation
On a contour map, what is the term for the change in elevation between each line?
The contour interval.
True or False: Contour lines never split.
True
True or False: Contour Lines never cross or just stop.
True
When contour lines are closer, the ground is.....
Steeper
Contour lines often form a "v" formation next to a river. When they do this, the "V" formation points....
The opposite direction the river runs
