SLO VOCAB

A portable model that is 2D and shows a certain area.

• model
• map
• topographic map
• symbol

A picture that represents something else on a map. Usually included in a key.

• map
• model
• symbol
• topographic map

A 3D small simplified representation of a larger object or event.

• model
• map
• symbol
• elevation

Height of land above sea level.

• elevation
• map
• topographic map
• contour line

A map that includes the shape, location, and elevation of the land.

• map
• model
• contour line
• topographic map

Lines that connect points on a map that have the same elevation.

• contour lines
• topographic map
• symbol
• model

Found on a map explaining the symbols.

• symbol
• map
• key
• contour line

Weathering and transporting of earth materials.

• erosion
• deposition
• sediments
• landform

Earth materials that have been eroded and depositied.

• erosion
• deposition
• sediments
• landform

Eroded earth material settling out in another place.

• erosion
• deposition
• sediments
• landform