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Aim: How can isolines help us understand data?
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Kitchen
0 - no smell1 - very slight smell2 - slight smell3 - strong smell4 - very strong smell
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FieldsField: Any area which has measurable value of a given quantity at every pointField maps can show levels of:
- Atmospheric Pressure- Temperature- Elevation- Pollutants
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Isolines are lines that connect points of equal value.
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Rules for Drawing Isolines:
1. Isolines connect points of equal value.
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2. Isolines are gentle, curving lines- no sharp corners.
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Rules for Drawing Isolines:
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3. Isolines are always closed curves even though the map might only show part of it.
Rules for Drawing Isolines:
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4. Isolines NEVER cross!! This would mean that one point has two different values. Ex: one spot has two temperatures?
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Rules for Drawing Isolines:
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Gradient: Change in field value distance
Example: 12oC temperature change between two locations that are 3 km apart
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Compare the gradient between points A and B to
the gradient between points
E and F
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Contour Interval: difference between adjacent contour lines (how much lines go up by)