Map symbols show what can be found in an area. Each feature of the landscape has a different symbol. Contour lines are lines that ... is printed in the map key. To work out which direction to ...

We’ll need a key to show what the symbols mean. I still need to show where the hills are. This where contours come in. Contours are lines drawn on maps that join places of the same height.

Just like a key to a door, the key helps you to unlock the information stored in the colours and symbols on a map. You must understand how the key relates to the map before you can unlock the ...