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Q: What are the brown lines on a topo map called?
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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 you 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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such that up is above the number.

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