ACTIVITY 1 Name contour lines and describe a landscape
(Assessment aims and skills: 2, 6)
1. Make a copy of Figure 2 on page 4. Fill in the numbers where they are missing
from the contour lines.
2. What is the contour interval on your map?
What factors might influence a cartographer's choice of contour interval?
4. Why do you think cartographers only name some of the contour lines on maps?
5. Write three sentences to describe the landscape in Figures 3 and 4 if you
walked from A to B. Mention slopes, flat land, high land, and rivers.
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