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What does the following contour represent?

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Conical hill with steep slope

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Mountain

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C

Plateau

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Conical hill with gentle slope

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Solution

The correct option is C Plateau
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. The given contour lines represent a plateau. Conical hills with steep and gentle slopes are represented as shown below.

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