1. Which is higher, hill A or hill B? 2. Which is steeper, hill A or hill B?. 3. How many feet of elevation are there between contour lines? 4. How high is hill A?. Hill B?. 5. Are the contour lines closer together on hill A or hill B?.

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B
The top of this drawing is a con-
tour map showing the hills that
are illustrated at the bottom.
On this map, the vertical dis-
tance between each contour line
is 10 feet.
50
40
30
20
05
40
30
20
10
10
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B
1. Which is higher, hill A or hill B?.
2. Which is steeper, hill A or hill B?.
3. How many feet of elevation are there between contour lines?.
4. How high is hill A?.
Hill B?.
5. Are the contour lines closer together on hill A or hill B?
Transcribed Image Text:A- B The top of this drawing is a con- tour map showing the hills that are illustrated at the bottom. On this map, the vertical dis- tance between each contour line is 10 feet. 50 40 30 20 05 40 30 20 10 10 A B 1. Which is higher, hill A or hill B?. 2. Which is steeper, hill A or hill B?. 3. How many feet of elevation are there between contour lines?. 4. How high is hill A?. Hill B?. 5. Are the contour lines closer together on hill A or hill B?
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