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