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vocabulary words
topography vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| topograhy | the shape of the land |
| elevation | the hieght abouve sea level of a point on earths surface |
| relief | the difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest |
| plain | a landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief |
| mountain | a landform with high elevation and high relief |
| plateau | a landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface |
| map | a flat model of all or part of earths surface as seen from above |
| symbol | a shape and a picture |
| compass rose | shows the direction of north on the map |
| scale | relates distance on a map to a distance around a circle |
| degree | a degree is 1/360 of the distance around a circle |
| equater | divides earth into the northern and southern hemispheres |
| prime meridian | are in the eastern hemisphere |
| latitude | the distance in degrees north or south of the equater |
| longitude | the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian |
| topographic map | a map showing the surface featuresof an area |
| contour line | conntects points of equal elevation |
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