Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Hypsometric


Hypsometric maps represent the different elevations of the earths terrain through the use of shading and colors. Typically the lower/lighter color will depict a lower levels of elevation while the darker colors will represent high levels of elevation. The example above is a hypsometric map of the Greek island Boiotia, and the darkest colors on the left side of the map represent the highest levels of elevation.



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