Using GeoMapApp's interactive elevation base map, experiment to find the best contours for sensibly displaying topography in different landscape regions. Learners use contours in different landscape regions to find contour characteristics that better help visualize the shape of the land.

Concepts

topography

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Additional Tags

elevation map, land features, topographical, choosing the best contours, geomapapp, serc, contour maps

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)