Straight, parallel and widely spaced contours represent _______.

✅ Explanation:
-Straight, parallel, and widely spaced contours typically indicate a plane or flat surface. When contours are straight and evenly spaced, it suggests that the slope is uniform.
-The wider the spacing between the contours, the gentler the slope, indicating a flat or gently sloping surface. This is characteristic of a plane area or gently sloping land.

🔴Additional Information:

• Following are the characteristics of contour lines in surveying for reading contour maps:
-Two contour lines do not intersect each other except in the case of an overhanging cliff and a cave penetrating a hill.
-All lines close themselves within the map boundaries or outside it.
-If the contour lines are very close to each other, this indicates a steep slope.
-If the contour lines are at a very large distance to each other, this indicates a gentle slope.
-If the closed lines have higher elevation in the center then it represents the hill or mountain.
-The direction of the steepest slope is along the shortest between the contours.