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Views of Earth

Flora - Views of Earth Vocabulary Study Guide

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a landform with raised flat areas created next to mountains plateau
mountains formed when the crust is pushed up, eroded and form sharp peaks and ridges upwarped mountains
distance north or south of the equator latitude
a landform that is large and relative flat plain
0 degree latitude equator
mountains created by magma that comes onto Earth's surface and creates cones of lava and ash volcanic mountains
distance east or west of the prime meridian longitude
mountains created when rock layers are squeezed and buckle and fold folded mountains
0 degree longitude prime meridian
jagged mountains with huge, tilted blocks of rock with faults separating them from surrounding rock fault-block mountains
using sound-wave echoes to determine the size and shape of structures located underwater sonar
the 180 degree meridian in the Pacific Ocean International Date Line
a map that uses contour lines to show changes in elevation topographic map
the difference in elevation between two adjacent (side-by-side) contour lines on a topographic map contour interval
the relationship between distances drawn on a map and the actual distance on the Earth's surface map scale
a line found on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation contour line
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