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What does the spacing of contours indicate ?

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The vertical interval between two contours remains constant, the horizontal distance between the two varies place to place upon the nature of the slope. Contours are drawn at different intervals such as 20, 50, 100 metres above the sea level. It is spacing of contours. Spacing of contours is significant, it indicates the gradient of a region depicts the different types of landforms.

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