Question

The relief features on a toposheet include highlands and lowlands, which can be identified by ____________.

• A. Length of contour lines
• B. Colour of contour lines
• C. Density of contour lines
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

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.