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What early method represented terrain with lines following slope and the line weight proportional to the slope steepness?
What early method represented terrain with lines following slope and the line weight proportional to the slope steepness?
- Contours
- Spot Heights
- Hachuring (correct)
- Depression Contours
Which type of contour lines are bold and help in identifying elevation levels easily on a map?
Which type of contour lines are bold and help in identifying elevation levels easily on a map?
- Intermediate contours
- Supplementary contours
- Carrying contours
- Index contours (correct)
What is the purpose of spot heights on a topographic map?
What is the purpose of spot heights on a topographic map?
- To provide known elevation points on the map (correct)
- To display geographic landmarks
- To represent contour intervals accurately
- To show areas with equal slope steepness
Which representation method uses isolines to show lines of equal elevation?
Which representation method uses isolines to show lines of equal elevation?
What is the main challenge in creating topographic maps?
What is the main challenge in creating topographic maps?
What is the purpose of supplementary contours on a topographic map?
What is the purpose of supplementary contours on a topographic map?
What is the primary purpose of hachuring in topographic maps?
What is the primary purpose of hachuring in topographic maps?
Why is it challenging to represent a 3D surface in 2D?
Why is it challenging to represent a 3D surface in 2D?
What is hill shading in the context of terrain visualization?
What is hill shading in the context of terrain visualization?
What do spot heights represent in topographic maps?
What do spot heights represent in topographic maps?
What are the two types of isarithms used in topographic maps?
What are the two types of isarithms used in topographic maps?
What is the role of spot heights in terrain visualization?
What is the role of spot heights in terrain visualization?
What are isolines used to represent in topographic maps?
What are isolines used to represent in topographic maps?
Which technique is used to group areas into landscape units?
Which technique is used to group areas into landscape units?
What are block diagrams used for in terrain visualization?
What are block diagrams used for in terrain visualization?
What is the purpose of hachuring in terrain visualization?
What is the purpose of hachuring in terrain visualization?
What is the main challenge in representing a three-dimensional surface in a two-dimensional map?
What is the main challenge in representing a three-dimensional surface in a two-dimensional map?
What is the primary function of interpolation in topographic maps?
What is the primary function of interpolation in topographic maps?
