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9 Cards in this Set
- Front
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base
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bottom of the mountain
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peak
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top of the mountain
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profile
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side view or cross section of a landform
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contour line
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lines that show equal elevation
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Topographic Map
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a map that uses contour lines to shows landforms and elevation of a lands surface
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Benchmark
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A suryeors marker usually placed permanatly in the ground at a known postion and elevation
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Contour interval
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the difference in elevation between contour lines
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Sea level
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the average height of the oceans surface, 0 sea level
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Elevation
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the height or elevation above sea level
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