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- | A: Contour lines.
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- | Q: A brown line on a topo map says 4500. Which direction is downhill?
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- | A: Under the number when read right side up.
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- | Q: How do tell the elevation difference between two adjacent brown lines on a topo map?
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- | A: The contour interval is stated at the bottom of the map.
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- | How can you tell which way is uphill on a topo map?
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- | Elevation numbers are written along lines
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What are the brown lines on a topo map called?
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Contour lines.
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A brown line on a topo map says 4500. Which direction is downhill?
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Under the number when read right side up.
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How do you tell the elevation difference between two adjacent brown lines on a topo map?
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The contour interval is stated at the bottom of the map.
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How can you tell which way is uphill on a topo map?
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Elevation numbers are written along lines
such that up is above the number.
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On a topographic map, how would an impassible elevation change appear?
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brown contour lines very close to one another
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What does it mean when contour lines get closer together
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steeper incline
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