Shaded relief maps are most directly helpful in

A. determining the average annual climatic features across the Earth's surface.
B. "seeing through" the surface of the Earth to the subsurface.
C. representing the types of features on the surface of the Earth.
D. identifying the shape of features of the Earth.


Answer: D

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