Contour Lines
http://raider.muc.edu/~mcnaugma/Topographic%20Maps/contour.htm

Mark McNaught, Mount Union College

This site explains contour lines and how they are used to read elevations on a contour map. Contour intervals and index contours are also introduced.

This description of a site outside SERC has not been vetted by SERC staff and may be incomplete or incorrect. If you have information we can use to flesh out or correct this record let us know.

This resource is referenced here:

• Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Visualizations:Visualization Examples: Contour Basics: JAVA Mac PC

Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Earth System Topics: Surface Processes