Exploring Earth's Surface

A landform with high elevation and high relief.

• valley

• Plain

• plateau

• mountain

A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface.

• plateau

• mountain

• plain

• valley

Refers to the shape and elevation of land in a region.

• relief

• topography

• map

• plateau

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area.

• topography

• plain

• relief

• map

A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.

• map

• elevation

• relief

• globe

Distance north or south of the equator

• latitude

• longitude

• relief

• elevation

Measurement above or below sea level.

• relief

• map

• elevation

• topography

Landform of flat land with low relief.

• plateau

• valley

• mountain

• plain

A unit used to measure distances around a circle. One degree equals 1/360 of a full circle.

• degree

• length

• width

• height

Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

• latitude

• scale

• longitude

• degree