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the shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms
topography
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height above sea level
elevation
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the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
relief
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a feature of topography formed by the processes that shape Earth's surface
landform
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a landform made up of flat or gently roiling land with low relief
plain
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a landform with high elevation and high relief
mountains
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a group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, area, and age
mountain range
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a large landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface
plateau
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a large area of land where the topography is made up mainly of one type of landform
landform region
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a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
globe
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a flat model of all of part of Earth's suface as seen from above
map
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a framework of lines that elps to transfer points on Earth's surface onto a flat map
map protection
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on a map, a picture used by map makers to stand for features on Earth's surface
symbols
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a list of the symbols used on a map and their meanings
key
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used to relate distance on a map or globe to distance on Earth's surface
scale
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a unit used to measure distances around a circle.
degree
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an imaginary line that circles Earth half way between the north and south poles
equator
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one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface
hemisphere
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the line that makes a half circle from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich England
prime meridian
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the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
latitude
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the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
longitude
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a map that shows the surface features of an area
topographic map
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a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
contour line
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the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
contour interval
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on a topographic map, a heavier contour line that is labeled with elevation of that contour line
index contour.
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