Topography

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Topography Key Vocabulary

• Vocabulary Quiz Friday 1-17 Write words and
  definitions only ISN page 57 use webpage to
  complete as homework

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Topographic Map

• Map that shows the shape and elevation of the
  land surface using contour lines and shows other
  land features using symbols and colors (sometimes
  called a Contour Map or Relief Map)

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Topography

• Features of a land area caused by differences in
  elevations

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Elevation

• Height above average sea level also called
  altitude

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Relief

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

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Contour Line

• A line on a map that connects points of equal
  elevation above sea level

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Contour Interval

• The difference between any two contour lines on a
  topographic map

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Index Contour

• A contour line on a topographic map that is
  darker than nearby lines and has the elevation
  labeled

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Depression Contours

• Contour with a short, straight line drawn along
  the inside of the loop pointing towards its
  center that indicates a depression

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Hachure

• One of a series of short, straight, evenly
  spaced, parallel lines, drawn perpendicular to
  the contour lines on a topographic map

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Profile View

• Side or cross-section view

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Aerial View

• A map that shows the view or pictures of the
  Earth from the air

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Satellite View

• A map that shows an aerial image of the Earth
  from a satellite in space

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Erosional Features

• Features or landforms caused by erosion

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Weathering

• The chemical and physical processes that break
  down rock at Earth's surface

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Erosion

• The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity
  moves weathered rock or soil

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Deposition

• The process in which sediment is laid down in new
  locations