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| island | small landmass surrounded by water |
| continent | major landmass millions of sq km rises above sea level |
| topography | shape of the Earth's surface |
| landscape | physical features of earth surface in an area |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| relief | difference in a region's elevation |
| mountain | landform with high elevation, narrow summit ,steep slopes |
| mountain range | parallel series of mtns with same general shape and structure |
| mountain system | group of mountain ranges in one area |
| mountain belt | large group of mountains including mtn ranges and systems |
| plain | flat land area that does not rise high above sea level |
| coastal plain | low flat area along the coast |
| interior plain | low flat area inland, higher than coastal plain |
| plateau | large area of flat land high above sea level |
| map | drawing of Earth on a flat surface |
| globe | round or spherical model of the Earth |
| scale | used to compare distances on the Earth |
| meridian | line between points on gobe that represent geographical North & South poles |
| prime meridian | meridian that runs through Greenwich England |
| longitude | measures of distance east and west of the prime meridian |
| time zone | longitudinal belt of the Earth in which all areas have the same local time |
| international date line | line on the 180th meridian when crossed going west add one day east, lose one day |
| parallel | line going from east to west that crosses the meridian at right angles |
| equator | imginary line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres |
| latitude | measure of distance north and south of the equator |
| projection | representation of a three dimensional object on a flat surface |
| Mercator projection | map used for navigation, coastlines are correct, land size is distorted |
| equal-area projection | projection that shows the area correctly, but shapes are distorted |
| topographic map | map that shows the different shapes and sizes of the land surface using contour lines |
| contour lines | line that passes through all the points on a map that have the same elevation |
