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Series of mountains they have the same general shape and structure
Mountain series
Mountain range
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Map projection
flat model of all or parts of earth surfacefrom above
Framework of lines that help show landmass on a flat surface
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Contour line
Line on a topography map connects points of equal elevation
line that circles earth halfway between north and south pole
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Pixel
Tiny dots in earths crust
landform with high elevation and high relief
Difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
Tiny dots in a satellite image
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Longitude
The tiny dots in a satellite image
A large area of land
Converting information to numbers for used by a computer
The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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hemisphere
The earth
Half of the sphere that makes up earths surface
The whole sphere that makes up the earths surface
The ozone layer
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A feature of Topography formed by the processes that shape earth surface
Pixel
Degree
Landform
Globe
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Imaginary line that circles earth halfway between the north and south poles
Longitude
Satellite image
Hemisphere
equator
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Landform made up of flat or gentle rolling land with low relief
plain
Hemisphere
Equator
Index contour
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a heavier contour line that is labeled with elevation of that contour line in round units
Plateau
Index contour
Contor line
MaP
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Scale
None of the above
compare distance on a map/globe to distance on earth surface
Map that shows the surface faetures
A sphere of earth surface
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Topography
The shape of the land determined by mountains
the sphere that makes up earths surface
shape of land determined by elevation relief and landforms
Earths crust
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The difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
Contour line
Index contour
Satellite image
Contour interval
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A landform with high elevation and high relief
Relief
Prime meridian
Mountain
Plateau
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a flat model of all or part of earths surface as seen from above
Surveying
Map
Landform
Pixel
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List of symbols used on a map
Landform region
Key
Latitude
surveying
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Latitude
Large area of land where the topography is similar
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
The distance in temperature of the equator
Latitude
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Pictures of the earth surface based on computer data collected from satellites
Satellite image
Map
Digitizing
Index contour
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Converting information to numbers for use by a computer
Scale
Surveying
Longitude
Digitizing
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A large area of land where the topography is similar
Plateau
Landform region
Degree
Elevation
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gathering data for a map using instruments/principles of geometry for distance and elevation
Pixel
Key
surveying
Information
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Elevation
Height above sea level
Height above the earth surface
Height above the equator
Height above the earths crust
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Topographic Map
List of symbols used on a Map
A map to the kitchen
Map that shows the surface features of an area
method of latitude and longitude using network of satellite
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The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest part of an area
Satellite image
Plateau
Longitude
Relief
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A method of finding latitude and longitude using a network of satellite
Global positioning system
Hemisphere
Mountain range
Map
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A unit used to measure distance around a circle
Prime meridian
Longitude
Degree
Contour line
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Globe
Earth
Heightabove sea level
The tiny dots in a satellite image
A sphere that represents earth entire surface
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line that makes half circle from north pole to South Pole and passes through Greenland England
Equator
relief
Contour line
Prime meridian
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A landform that has higher elevations and a more or less level surface
Hemisphere
Scale
Mountain range
Plateau
