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ZIMSEC O-Level Geography

7.6.5Contour lines and their interpretation

Contour lines and their interpretation in ZIMSEC O-Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 2.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.6.5.1Describe the concept of contour lines and determine altitude from them.
  2. 7.6.5.2Identify landforms from contour patterns.

Lessons

  • Relief on maps: contours, heights and landforms

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Contour lines and their interpretation: sample question

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On a map, the labelled contours 900 m and 1000 m have nine unlabelled contours between them. What is the contour interval?

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