Science Vocab Ch. 8

the shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms

height above sea level

the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area

a feature of topography formed by the processes that shape Earth's surface

a landform made up of flat or gently roiling land with low relief

a landform with high elevation and high relief

a group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, area, and age

a large landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface

a large area of land where the topography is made up mainly of one type of landform

a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface

a flat model of all of part of Earth's suface as seen from above

a framework of lines that elps to transfer points on Earth's surface onto a flat map

on a map, a picture used by map makers to stand for features on Earth's surface

a list of the symbols used on a map and their meanings

used to relate distance on a map or globe to distance on Earth's surface

a unit used to measure distances around a circle.

an imaginary line that circles Earth half way between the north and south poles

one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface

the line that makes a half circle from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich England

the distance in degrees north or south of the equator

the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

a map that shows the surface features of an area

a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation

the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next

on a topographic map, a heavier contour line that is labeled with elevation of that contour line