The bearing of a line is its angle from magnetic south.

More Questions from Landform Drawings

• Hatchures are short, parallel, or slightly divergent lines drawn in the direction of a slope.
• Before highway construction begins, it is usually necessary to plan the horizontal and vertical location and alignments.
• Monuments marking surveying points are typically not intended to be permanent.
• A plat is a map of a small area that is plotted from a land survey.
• Hydrographic maps convey information concerning bodies of water.

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