Topographic Maps are very complicated map and show alot of detail about the place they are describing. They are very similar to planimetric maps but the main difference is that they detail the vertical aspect also. The elevation has historically been shown with contour lines representing the different levels of elevation, but other methods, such as the color contrast method, have been developed to show elevation. In this topographical map of Brazil, the major cities are marked along with major rivers and the elevation is shown with a variety of different colors with each shade of the colors directly cordinated to a scale on the side. As seen, the Rio De Janiero is much hillier than the northern part of the country near the Amazon.