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1. Use of contours:contours[isohytes]are lines that show places of the same height.The closer they are,the steeper the slope and the more spaced they are, the gentle the slope.They can be surveyed or interpolated[form lines].
2.Use of spotheights; spotheights are represented as[.]in a map and are used to show relief
3. Hillshading;Hill shading is used to show relief where the darker the shadow,the steeper the slope and the less darker the shadow,the gentle the slope.
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