Mapping Earth's Surface
Across
- 2. relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth’s surface
- 5. a feature of topography, such as a hill or valley, formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface
- 7. a sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface.
- 8. the shape of the land that includes the area’s elevation, relief, and landforms
- 9. a landform with high elevation and high relief and usually occur as part of a mountain range
- 12. landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
- 14. plain that lies away from a coast; low relief, elevation can vary
- 15. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
- 16. a larger unit of mountain ranges and mountain systems in a long, connected chain
Down
- 1. an imaginary line between the North and South Poles dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
- 3. the different mountain ranges in a region (ex. Bitterroot Mountains are a range in Rocky Mountains)
- 4. the height above sea level of a point on Earth’s surface
- 6. a flat model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above
- 10. used by mapmakers and can be shapes or pictures to stand for features on Earth’s surface; can stand for a physical feature or a man- made feature
- 11. group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure and age
- 13. plain that lies along a seacoast; low elevation and low relief