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A line passing through the peak point of the contour drawing is called ______.
A
Peak contour
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B
Section line
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C
Section contour
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D
Contour line
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Solution
The correct option is B Section line <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->
A line passing through the peak point of the contour drawing is called a section line. A contour line is an imaginary line joining places that have the same height above sea level and this method of representing height on the map using contours is called contouring.