7.1.9 Topography: Relief of the land

What ways can height be shown on an Ordnance Survey map?

• Spot height

• Triangulation pillar

• Maps don't show the height of the land.

• Contour lines

Relief means...

• ...the use of the land.

• ...the height and shape of the land.

• ...the colour of the land on a map.

How is the height of the land usually measured?

• Feet

• Metres above mean sea level

• Miles

• Kilometres

Contour lines that are close together show is the land is...

• ... gently sloping

• ... steep.

The dot with the number by the side shows the height of the land at that point. It is known as a ______ height.

What is the height at the top of this hill in metres?

The lines that show height on a map are known as _______.

The land at the top of this hill is over _______m.

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