Question

Explain the methods of showing relief on the toposheets.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by density of contour lines.

The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by density of contour lines.A relief map shows the height of the land above the mean sea level on a flat surface. Several methods have been developed to show the relief features on a map. Some of them are the contours, form lines, layer- colouring, hill-shading, spot heights, bench marks, hachure's, etc.

Answer 2

On maps, cartographers usually use several methods to portray the relief of the terrain. These include; contouring, layer tinting, relief shading, hachuring, benchmarks, trigonometric points, and spot heights.