Exploring earth's surface Flashcards
Topography
The shape of the land that includes the area’s elevation, relief, and landforms.
The height above sea level of a point on earths surface
Elevation
Relief
The difference between the highest and lowest parts of the area.
A feature of topography, such as a hill or valley, formed by the process that shapes the earths surface.
Landform
Plains
A landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief.
Plain that lies along a seacoast; low elevation and low relief.
Coastal plain
Interior plain
Plain that lies away from a coast
Mountains
A landform with high elevation and high relief and usually occur as a part of a mountain range.
Group of mountains that are closely related development in shape structure and age
Mountain range
Mountain system
The different mountain ranges in a region (ex. Bitterroot mountains are a range in rocky mountains)
Mountain belt
A letter unit of mountain ranges and mountain systems in a long, connected chain.
A landform that had High elevation and a more or less level surface.
Plateaus
Landform region
A large area of land where the topography is made up of mainly one type of landform. ( ex. Uplands, lowlands or basin.)
