A hyposemetric map is basically a topographic map but instead of using contour lines to indicate different elevations it uses various shades of color. To properly understand a hyposemetric map, you must determine what elevations the different shades indicate. A common scheme may use dark greens for low elevations and then progress to yellow/browns for middle elevations and onwards to grays and whites at the highest elevations. The map above displays a portion of Europe by using this scheme. We can clearly tell the difference between the lower elevations and the much higher elevations by this simple use of color.
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