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Contour line

geography Maturity 7-9

Lines on a map show us things.

Topographic map example.png
Topographic map example.png
They can show how high a hill is. They can also show how hot it is. These lines help us see the world. Can you find them on a map?
Contour3D.jpg
Contour3D.jpg

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File:Courbe niveau.svg
Courbe niveau.svg
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File:Contour2D.svg
Contour2D.svg
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Halley compass variations 1702.jpg
File:Isohyet.png
Isohyet.png
File:Loop isallobaric tendencies.gif
Loop isallobaric tendencies.gif
File:arctic.svg
arctic.svg
File:Topographic map example.png
Topographic map example.png
File:IGRF 2000 magnetic declination.gif
IGRF 2000 magnetic declination.gif
File:Simple-indifference-curves.svg
Simple-indifference-curves.svg
File:TE-Production-Isoquant.png
TE-Production-Isoquant.png
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Cntr-map-1.jpg
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