Height of a place and contour lines
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Peak A is at 3200 m and valley B at 1150 m. Find the relative height.
2050
2
Find in an atlas and write the name and height of Uzbekistan’s highest and lowest places.
Highest – Hazrati Sulton, 4643 m; lowest – Mingbuloq depression, –12 m.
3
Make a small hill of sand or clay, draw its contours (every 2 cm) and mark whether it is a hill or depression.
A hill’s contours are closed loops with height increasing inwards.
4
Why are contours closer together in mountain areas on a map? Explain.
Because slopes are steep: height changes quickly over a short horizontal distance.