Which relief representation method uses short lines to indicate slope direction, becoming heavier with steeper slope?

• A. Contour
• B. Globe
• C. Hachuring
• D. Cylindrical projections

Answer: (C)

Hachuring uses short lines that indicate the direction of the slope, and the lines become heavier or denser as the slope steepens. The placement and density of these lines convey how quickly elevation changes, giving a quick sense of terrain steepness and orientation without shading or color. Contour lines depict elevation by linking points of equal height, but they don’t convey slope direction through line weight. Globe and cylindrical projections refer to ways of representing the earth or mapping the surface, not to relief depiction methods themselves. So the method described is hachuring.