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What does a topographic map use to show the shape of the land?

Contour lines.

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Why: Contour lines connect points of equal elevation to show terrain shape.

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Answer: Contour lines. Contour lines connect points of equal elevation to show terrain shape.

  1. Scouting America: Orienteering www.scouting.org/merit-badges/orienteering
    A topographic map tries to show the form and shape of the land by the use of contour lines.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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