Addi Science Landforms Test Unit 2

A sphere that represents Earth''s entire surface.

Isolated, flat- topped hill with steep sides (larger than a butte, not as tall.)

A steep rock face, especially near the sea.

AA piece of land surrounded by water.

Moutain ranges are a group of mountains that are closely realated in shape, structure and age.

A land form with high elevation and high relief

An imaginary line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth's surface.

A large, steep landform that rises to a peak.

The height above sea level of a point on Earth's surface.

A flat model of all or part of Earth's surface.

Is a 1/360 of a way around a circle; unit that helps scientists locate postition on Earth's surface.

Special purpose maps. they cover a certain topic and give imformation about a particular place.

Coastal plains are a plain the lies around Mountains.

Used by map makers and can be shapes or pictures to stand for features on Earth's surface can stand for a physical ftes.

A triangular area where a major river flows into a larger body of water.

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Whatever the map is looking for a key or legend to see what different symbols or colors stand for

A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface.

Isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top ( smaller than a Mesa, taller.)

Show boundaries

A raised area of land that is not as tall as a mountain.

A hill of sand formed by the wind in a desert or near the beach.

Distance in degrees north or south of the equator

Interior Plains are a type of plain that lies away from a coast, low relief, elevation can vary.

Show physical features including color

Moutain Systems are a larger unit of mountain ranges and mountain systems in a long, connected chain.

A low area of land between hills or mountains.

A landform made up of nearly flat otr gently rolling land with low relief.

There are three types of landforms: Plains, Mountains, and Plateus.

distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian

Mountain Belts are the different mountain ranges in region.

Is the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of an area called Mountain System?

An area of high land that's mostly level and flat.

A feature of topography, such as a hill or valley, formed by the processes that shape Earth's surface.

The shape of the land that includes the area's elevation, relief, and landforms.

A deep valley with steep sides and often with a river/stream flowing through it.