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Question
How will a contour map be useful for a farmer?
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Solution
The contour map will be useful for a farmer in the following ways:
- To select a particular low-lying land for intensive farming.
- To select a particular hilly tract for practicing plantation farming.
- To study the slope of the land and to anticipate the velocity of water running along the slopes.
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