Which area is steeper?

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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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Which area is steeper?
O The terrain to the right of the red
road cutting through the map
The terrain to the left of the red road
cutting through the map
Transcribed Image Text:Which area is steeper? O The terrain to the right of the red road cutting through the map The terrain to the left of the red road cutting through the map
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The map is the representation of a three-dimensional view on two dimensions. Thus the relief of the ground such as depression and elevations are shown by shading, hachuring, and contour lines. A contour line is invariably in a curved line passing through all points of equal altitudes.

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