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Earth's Surface

Earth's Surface 1&2&4 Vocab

TermDefinition
Topography The shape of the land.
Elevation The height above sea level of a point on Earth’s surface.
Relief The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area.
Landform A feature of topography formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface.
Landform region A large area of land where the topography is similar.
Plain A landform made up of flat or gently rolling land with low relief.
Mountain A landform with high elevation and high relief.
Mountain range A group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and age.
Plateau A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface.
Lithosphere Earth’s solid, rocky outer layer.
Atmosphere The outermost sphere. Contains a mixture of gasses that surrounds the planet.
Hydrosphere Consists of Earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers, and ice.
Biosphere Contains all living things- whether in the air, in oceans, or on and beneath the land surface.
Globe A sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface.
Scale Relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth’s surface.
Symbols Pictures that stand for features on Earth’s surface.
Key Also known as a legend, it’s a list of all the symbols used on the map with an explanation of their meaning.
Equator An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles.
Hemisphere One half of the sphere that makes up Earth’s surface (North and South).
Prime meridian The imaginary line that makes a half circle from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England.
Degree A unit used to measure distances around a circle.One degree equals 1/360 of a full circle.
Latitude The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
Longitude The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
Map projection A framework of lines that helps to show landmasses on a flat surface.
Topographic map A map showing the surface features of an area.
Contour line A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation.
Contour interval The difference in elevation from one contour line to the next.
Global Positioning System A method of finding latitude and longitude using satellites.
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