Landforms

2. / 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 manmade feature
8. / a large area of land where the topography is made up of mainly one type of landform
10. / distance in degrees east and west of prime meridian
11. / a land form made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
12. / plain that lies away from a coast; low relief, elevation can vary
14. / an imaginary line between the North and South Poles dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
17. / a land form with high elevation and high relief and usually occur as part of a mountain range
18. / the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
19. / the height above sea level of a point on Earth’s surface.
21. / a landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface

1. / the different mountain ranges in a region
3. / distance in degrees north or south of the equator
4. / relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth’s surface
5. / a larger unit of mountain ranges and mountain systems in a long,connected chain.
6. / group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure and age.
7. / a feature of topography, such as a hill or valley, formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface.
9. / a sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface.
13. / plain that lies along a seacoast; low elevation and low relief
15. / imaginary line connecting North and South poles dividing Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres
16. / the shape of the land that includes the area’s elevation, relief, and land forms
20. / a flat model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above.