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Geographical Skills and Investigations
Quick questions on Relief and cross-sections explained: O-Level Geography
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What is calculating gradient?Show answer
The gradient measures steepness as the vertical rise over the horizontal distance. It is usually given as a ratio :
What is drawing a cross-section?Show answer
A cross-section is a side view of the land along a line drawn on the map. To draw one:
What is q1?Show answer
State what a contour line shows and what the contour interval means. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
A slope rises over a horizontal distance of . Calculate the gradient as a ratio. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain how you can tell from a map which of two slopes is steeper. [2 marks]
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