Section 1: Exploring Earth's Surface

What term describes the difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest parts of an area?

• plateau
• topography
• landform
• relief

The shape of the land that includes the area’s elevation, relief, and landforms is ______.

• plateau
• topography
• landform
• relief

Which of these is a group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and age?

• mountain belt
• mountain system
• mountain range

Which of these terms includes all of the others?

• mountain belt
• mountain system
• mountain range

What type of landform has a high elevation with a level surface?

• plateau
• coastal plain

• mountain

• mountain belt

What landform lies along the seacoast and has low elevation and low relief?

• coastal plain
• interior plain

• landform

• mountain range