geography Flashcards
the shape of the land
topography
the height above sea level of a point on Earth’s surface
elevation
the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
relief
a feature of topography formed by the process that shapes Earth’s surface
landforms
is a landform made up of flat or gently rolling land with low relief
plains
a landform with high elevation and high relief
mountains
a landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface
plateaus
earth’s solid, rocky outerlayer
lithosphere
a mixture of gasses surrounding Earth
atmosphere
earth’s oceans, lakes, rivers, and ice
hydrosphere
all living things on earth
biosphere
a model on a flat surface of all or part of earth’s surface as seen from above
map
a sphere that represents earth’s entire surface
globe
relates distance on a map to a distance on earth’s surface
scale
stands for features on Earth’s surface
symbols
a list of all the symbols used on the map with an explanation of their meaning
key\legend
an imanginary line that circles the earth’s middle.
equator
one half of the sphere that makes up earth’s surface, north\south
hemisphere
a half circle from the north or south pole
Prime meridian
1\360 of the way around a full circle
degree
distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
latitude
distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian
longitude
a framework of lines that helps to show landmasses on a flat surface
Map projection
a map showing the surface features of and area
topographic map
