Contours - How height and shape of the land can be shown on a map

Contours are brown lines on a map that join places with the same height.
Every point along a contour line is the same height as is stated.
Lines are drawn at common intervals (equal distance apart).
The closer the contours are together, the steeper the slope.
The contour interval is always constant (the same).

Yr11 - Contours and cross sections

The video below shows you how to use contours to create a cross section graph. This is what we tried to do earlier in the week in class :)

Skills - Contour lines and graphs.

A really good video describing how to make a cross section graph to show the height and shape (relief) of the land.

height on maps contours from lavenderbongo

 

Contours and geographical skills from lavenderbongo