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121 Cards in this Set
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What is tophography?
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shape of land determined by elevation, relief and landforms
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What is Elevation?
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The height above sea level
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What is relief?
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THe difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
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What is a landform?
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A feature of topography formed by the process that shaped Earth's surface
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What is a plain?
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A landform made of flat or gently rolling land with low relief
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What is a mountain?
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A landform with high elevation and high relief.
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WHat is a mountain range?
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A series of mountains that have the same shape and structure
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What is a plaeteau?
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A landform that has high elevation and a more or less surface.
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What is the Lithosphere?
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Earth's solid rock outer layer. one out of four spheres into which scientists divide Earth
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WHat is the Atmosphere?
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The mixture of gasses that surrounds Earth. The outermost of the four spheres into which scientists divide Earth.
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what is the Hydrosphere?
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EArth's water and ice. One of the four spheres into which scientists divide Earth
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WHat is the Biosphere?
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All living things. One of the four spheres scientsist divide Earth.
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What is a Topographic map?
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A map that shows the surface features on a map.
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What is a Countour Line?
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A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation.
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WHat is a countour interval?
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THe difference in elevation from one counter line to the next.
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What is a Global Positioning System( GPS)?????????
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A method of finding latitude and longitude using salellites.
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List the 3 factors that determine the topography of the Earth's surface
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Elevation
Relief landforms |
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What are the 3 types of landforms
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Mountain
Plateau Plains |
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List 4 spheres of the Earth
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Lithosphere
Atmosphere Hydrosphere Biosphere |
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What is the Lithosphere
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The lithosphere is the Earth's outer layer (example, the continents, the ocean floor, islands)
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What is atmosphere
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The outermost sphere that contains the mixture of gases that surround the planet
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what is hydrosphere
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Earth's oceans, lakes, rivers and ice. Covers 2/3 of the Earth
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What is Biosphere
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All living things on Earth and in every different sphere
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What imortant way are moutainous landscape regions different from plains and plateaus
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Mountains are taller and have higher relief
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The shape of the land is referred to as
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topography
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What is elevation
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height above sea level
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What is relief
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Difference in elevation
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what is landform
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feature of topography
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What is a large area of land where the topography is similiar?
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landform REGION
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List 5 types of landform regions that are found in the United State
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Mountains
Interior Plains/Lowlands Coastal Plains Plateaus/Highlands Plains |
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Major types of landforms include: (3 items)
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Plains
Plateaus Mountains |
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What is a plain
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Flat land and low relief
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What is a mountain
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High elevation and high relief
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What is a plateau
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High elevation and level surface
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A plain that lies along a seacoast is called
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Coastal Plain
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A Plain that lies away from the coast is called
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Interior Plain
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Is the following sentence true or false?
Interior plains may have high relief |
FALSE
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hOW IS A PLEATEAU SIMILIAR TO A PLAIN?
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They both have low/flat tops and both are landforms
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A group of mountains is called a
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mountain range
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A group of mountain ranges is called
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mountain system
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A group of mountain ranges and systems is called
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mountain belt
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Earth's solid, rocky outer layer is called the
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lithosphere
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True or False
Is the atmosphere the Earth's inner sphere |
FALSE
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True or False
In the atmosphere, the water vapor condenses to form clouds |
true
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The atmosphere contains several gases
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TRUE
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iN THE atmosphere, the most abundant gas is carbon dioxide
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False
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Earth's oceans, lakes, rivers and ice form the ___
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hydrosphere
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Is the following statement true or false? Most of the hydrosphere consists of fresh water?
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FALSE
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What makes up the biosphere
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All living things in the air, oceans, or beneath land surface
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What is the unit that measures distances around a circle
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degree
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Feature of topography formed by processes that shape Earth's surface
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landform
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List of the symbols used on a map
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key
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model of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above
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map
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landform of flat or gently rolling land with low relief
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plain
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half of the sphere that makes up earth's surface
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hemisphere
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distance in degrees north or south of the equator
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latitutde
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imaginary line that circles earth halfway between the poles
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equator
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picture used by mapmakers to stand for a feature on Earth's surface
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symbols
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difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
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relief
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mixture of gases that surrounds earth
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atmosphere
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earth's water and ice
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hydrosphere
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all living things on earth
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biosphere
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distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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longitude
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landform with high elevation and high relief
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mountain
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______ shows the surface features of an area
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topographic map
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Topographic map provides highly accurate _____ on the ____, ____ and ___ of the ground surface
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INFORMATION on the ELEVATION, RELIEF AND SLOPE of the ground surface
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Digitizing is when mapmakers convert the _____ of map _____ to numbers
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LOCATION of map POINTS to numbers
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What are 3 uses of Topo Maps for businesses
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Stores, housing and factories
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What is a use of Topo Map for cities
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Build new schools
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____ are used on the topo maps
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sumbols
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Coverage: covers all of the U.S. except for
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parts of Alaska
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Each topo map covers approx ___ sq km.
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145
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Contour maps connect points of ____ elevation
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equal
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Contour interval: change in ______ from contour line to _______
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change in ELEVATION from contour line to CONTOUR LINE
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On a topo map, every _____ line is darker
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5th line
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GPS stands for
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global positioning system
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GPS is a method of finding ____, _____ and ____
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latitude, longitude and elevation
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GPS is a method of finding latitude, longitude and elevation of points of Earth _____ using a network of _____
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points of Earth SURFACE using a network of SATELLITES
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What is the difference between coastal plains and interior plains
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Coastal plains are plains that lie ALONG the coast. whereas Interior Plains are plains that lie AWAY from the coast
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What is the main difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain
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Coastal Plains are by the coast while interior plains lie AWAY from the coast
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A plain is a landform made up of ___ or gently ____ land with ____ relief
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FLAT or gently ROLLING land with LOW relief
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Name 3 things the lithosphere is made up of
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continents, islands, and the ocean
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What do you use to find the elevation of a feature on a topograpbic map
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contour lines
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A _____ is a landform that has high elevation and a more less level surface
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plateau
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a group of _____ _____ in one area is called a mountain system
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mountain ranges
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What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)
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A system that locates your elevation, latitude and longitude using satellites
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The topography of an area depends on what 3 things
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elevation
relief landforms |
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what is a landform region
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an area of land where the topography is similiar
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On a topographic map, what do contour lines connect
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the contour interval - places with equal elevation
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What does elevation mean
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height above sea level
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What is the elevation difference between one contour line and the next called
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contour interval
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who is a depression shown on a topo map?
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a closed loop with dashes inside
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relief is _____
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distance from the highes and lowest points in an area
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What is the main difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain
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Coastal Plains are by the coast while interior plains lie AWAY from the coast
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A plain is a landform made up of ___ or gently ____ land with ____ relief
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FLAT or gently ROLLING land with LOW relief
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Name 3 things the lithosphere is made up of
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continents, islands, and the ocean
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What do you use to find the elevation of a feature on a topograpbic map
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contour lines
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A _____ is a landform that has high elevation and a more less level surface
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plateau
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a group of _____ _____ in one area is called a mountain system
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mountain ranges
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What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)
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A system that locates your elevation, latitude and longitude using satellites
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The topography of an area depends on what 3 things
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elevation
relief landforms |
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what is a landform region
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an area of land where the topography is similiar
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On a topographic map, what do contour lines connect
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the contour interval - places with equal elevation
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What does elevation mean
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height above sea level
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What is the elevation difference between one contour line and the next called
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contour interval
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who is a depression shown on a topo map?
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a closed loop with dashes inside
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relief is _____
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distance from the highes and lowest points in an area
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What is the main difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain
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Coastal Plains are by the coast while interior plains lie AWAY from the coast
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A plain is a landform made up of ___ or gently ____ land with ____ relief
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FLAT or gently ROLLING land with LOW relief
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Name 3 things the lithosphere is made up of
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continents, islands, and the ocean
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What do you use to find the elevation of a feature on a topograpbic map
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contour lines
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A _____ is a landform that has high elevation and a more less level surface
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plateau
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a group of _____ _____ in one area is called a mountain system
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mountain ranges
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What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)
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A system that locates your elevation, latitude and longitude using satellites
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The topography of an area depends on what 3 things
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elevation
relief landforms |
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what is a landform region
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an area of land where the topography is similiar
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On a topographic map, what do contour lines connect
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the contour interval - places with equal elevation
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What does elevation mean
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height above sea level
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What is the elevation difference between one contour line and the next called
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contour interval
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who is a depression shown on a topo map?
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a closed loop with dashes inside
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relief is _____
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distance from the highes and lowest points in an area
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