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Contour lines normally connect areas with equal data values, so may generally be called isolines or isopleths-lines of the same value. Normally, the primary set of contour lines is displayed as a solid line, while the secondary contour is displayed as a &shed line. For example, a standard 850-hPa, 24-hour prognosis chart has height contours in solid lines, temperature contours in dashed lines, and wind speed and direction as plotted data.
Ideally, this will be a topographic map, which is the kind with the squiggly lines on it. Called contour lines, they can tell you whether youâll be hiking uphill, downhill, or over flat land. Learning how to read contour lines is an important skill to learn if you want to become a better day hiker or backpacker.For example, when planning a hike, you can trace the path you plan to take and see whether it has hills or cliffs which might be dangerous and too difficult for the people youâre hiking with climb.hen reading a topographic map,there are a couple of things you should remember about the contour lines. (Watch the video â itâs quite good.). 1  Every point of the same contour line has the same elevation. 2  One side of a contour line is uphill and one is downhill.