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Niks Science Notes

QuestionAnswer
Tapogrophy The shape of the land
Elevation The height above sea level of a point of earths surface
Relief The difference between the highest and lowest part of an area
Landform Feature of tapogrophy formed by the surface of the earth
Plain Landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with no relief
Mountain Landform with high elevation
Mountain range Group of mountains that are closely related in size,shape,and age
Plateu Landform that has high elevation and more or lessur face
Landform Region Large land where the topogrophy is made up of one type of landform
Map Flat model of the earth
Globe A sphere that represents the earths entire surface
Scale Relates the distance on a map to the distance on the earths surface
Symbol Represent features on the earths surface
Key List of all symbols on a map
Degree A 1-160TH turn around a circle
Equator Forms an imaginary line around the earth
Prime Meridean A half circle around the earth that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole
Latitude Distance north or south of the equator
Longitude Distance east or west of the prime meridean
Map projection A framework of lines
Satellite images Picture of images are based off of...
Pixels Thousands of tiny dots
Globel Positioning System A method of finding latitude,longitude,relief and elevation
Topographical Map Map showing surface features of an area
Contour Line Connects points of equal elevation
Contour interval The change in elevation from contour line to contour line
Index Contour Labeled with the elevation in round units
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