Source: http://www.scilands.de/e_index.htm?page=/e_service/e_downloads/e_shaded_maps/shaded_maps.htm
Hypsometric maps are similar to topographic maps in that they display elevation. However, in the case of hypsometric maps, they utilize shading and coloring to display the different heights over a specific area. In most hypsometric maps green is a reference to a flatter area and as the color shading fades all the way to red being the highest elevation in this region. Depending on the maps and the region being depicted the color scheme and scale will vary. In this hypsometric map of the United Kingdom and Ireland, the highest elevations are depicted in red and mostly located in Scotland where as the flatter, bright green areas are in the middle of Ireland and the south eastern part of Great Britain. If you look the the far west in Ireland, you can see the high, dark yellow elevations of the Cliffs of Moher outside the city of Gallway.
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