Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Hypsometric Map


http://www.reliefshading.com/colors/hypsometric.html

A hypsometric map is a relief map that depicts land configuration. The elevation of land is shown through contour lines and gradual shading. The map above is an 1880 version of an area in France, and you can clearly see areas of higher elevation in the south, and lower elevation in the coastal regions.

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