Exploring Earth's Surface Test Review

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

What type of landform is this?

• Coastal Plain
• Mountain Range
• Plateau
• Interior Plain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of landform is this?

• Coastal Plain
• Mountain Range
• Plateau
• Interior Plain

Which of the following processes do mapmakers use when they determine distances and elevations using instruments and geometry?

• contouring
• compassing
• surveying
• geology

Mapmakers choose different map projections to show Earth's curved surface on a flat map.

• True
• False

A change in elevation from one contour line to another is a contour ________.