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| The shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms. (p18) |
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| Height above sea level. (p19) |
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| The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area. (p19) |
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| A feature of topography formed by the process that shape earth's surface. (p19) |
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| A large area of land where the topography is similar. (p19) |
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| A landform made up of flat or gently rolling land with low relief. (p20) |
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| A landform with high elevation and high relief. (p20) |
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| A landform that has a more or less level surface and is elevated high above sea level. (p21,151) |
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| A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. One of out spheres into which scientists divide earth. (p22,110) |
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| Earth's dense center, made up of the solid inner core and the molten outer core. (p22) |
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| The layer of hot, solid material between earth's crust and core. (p2,110) |
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| The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface. (p23,110) |
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| The material that forms earth's hard surface. (p23) |
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| The study of the solid earth. (p23) |
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| A model of all or parts of earth's surface as seen from above. (p25) |
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| A sphere that represents earth's surface. (p25) |
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| Used to compare distance on a map/globe to distance on earth's surface. (p25) |
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| On a map, pictures used by mapmakers to stand for features on earth's surface. (p26) |
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| A list of the symbols used on a map. (p26) |
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| An imaginery line halfway between the north and south poles that circles earth. (p27) |
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| One half of the sphere that makes up the earth's surface. (p27) |
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| The line that makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole, passing through Greenwich, England. (p28) |
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| A unit used to measure distance around a circle. One degree equals 1/360 of a full circle. (p28) |
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| The distance north or south from equator, measured in degrees. (p28, 542) |
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| The difference in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. (p29) |
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| A framework of lines that helps to show land masses on a flat surface. (p30) |
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| A series of mountains that have the same general shape and structure. (p20) |
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