| A | B |
| Escarpment | A steep slope or cliff in layered rocks |
| Landscape | The features of earth's surface at the interfaces between the atmosphere or the hydrosphere and the top of the lithosphere |
| Landscape Region | A portion of earth's surface with landscape characteristics that distinguish it from other areas |
| Mountain | An area of high elevation, compared to the surrounding area or sea level, that usually has regions of steep gradient and many changes in slope |
| Plain | A landscape of low elevation and generally level surface with little change in slope |
| Plateau | A landscape of releatively high elevation composed of undistorted horizontal rock structure and often a more level slope or gradient that that of most mountains |
| Ridges | A long narrow,high, steep-sloped part of the landscape that is usually part of a mountain range |
| Stream drainage pattern | The shape of the stream courses in an area as viewed from the sky |
| Uplifting Forces | Forces that originate beneath or within earth's lithosphere that raise the land, build mountains, and cause continental growth |