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Contour lines and relief

L/o: To be able to use a map to explain the relief of an area


Contour lines are lines on a map that show the elevation (height) of the land. On all modern
maps the unit used to measure elevation is metres and the height of the land is always
measured from sea level. Contour lines normally go up in regular increments e.g. 10 metres or
20 metres. You can use contour lines to understand the relief (shape) of the land and to
recognise different geographical features. For example the closer the contour lines are, the
steeper the slope (gradient) is. Also if you get a series of contour lines wrapping around in circles
and increasing in height, then the feature is a hill.
Describing relief: Kedong, Kenya

Gentle
sloping hills
Steep slopes
Plateau
Flat low lying
land
Describing the relief on a map
Contour lines and spot heights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB9wLUbEDkg

River flowing
DOWNHILL
Escarpment
Glaciated
upland
Spur
Coastal plain
Plateau
Valley
Waterfall
Gorge
Describing relief on a map - Kenya
Use grid references and the key words
to the right to describe:
a) The RELIEF on a map of Kenya
HELP?
- give grid references for the
plateaus, valleys, flat plains, gentle
AND steep slopes
- describe the direction and the
course of the river

Convex slope
Concave slope
Uniform slope
Hill
Ridge
Plateau
Valley
Saddle
Spur
Ridge
Escarpment

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