Isolines

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if a river connects to the ocean, the river goes _______ the ocean

towards

isolines generally follow a pattern (T OR F)

true

if the contour lines are pointing east, the river is going

west

feild

a map that shows data

topographic map

a map that shows the surface features of Earth

countour line

measures elevation

isobar

measures pressure

isotherm

measures temperature

lines bend the _____ way a river flows

opposite

contour lines connect

points of equal elevation

the closer the lines, the ______ the slope

steeper

in a depression, the first line is equal to

the line before it

profiles are shown from

the side view

sea level is always

0

gradient

average slope

when lines start to stack up on each other it is a

cliff

value _________ once inside a depression

decreases

interval

distance between each line

water always flows

downhill

contour line can cross (T or F)

false

depressions and shown with

hatcher marks

isoline

lines that connect equal value


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