Characteristics of Contours
Characteristics of Contours
- Must close on themselves, on or off the map
- Perpendicular to the direction of max. slope
- Slope between them is assumed uniform
- The distance between them indicates the steepness of the slope, gentle or steep
- Irregular signify rough, smooth signify gradual slopes
- Concentric closed contours: hills or depression
- They do not cross each other, only in special cases
- They do not branch into contours of the same elevation
- They do not cross building
- They cross horizontal man made surfaces in parallel lines
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