what is contour. explain the spacing pattern of contour and list its basic characteristics
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an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
Spacing of contours: close contours indicate a steep slope; distant contours a shallow slope. Two or more contour lines merging indicates a cliff. By counting the number of contours that cross a segment of a stream, the stream gradient can be approximated.
Characteristics of Contours
Must close on themselves, on or off the map.
Perpendicular to the direction of max. ...
Slope between them is assumed uniform.
The distance between them indicates the steepness of the slope, gentle or steep.
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A contour line is drawn to show places of equal heights. ... Closely spaced contours represent steep slopes while widely spaced contours represent gentle slope. When two or more contour lines merge with each other, they represent features of vertical slopes such as cliffs or waterfalls.