| A | B |
| continent | a major landmass that measures millions of square kilometers and rises a considerable distance above sea level |
| topography | shape of the Earth's surface |
| landform | physical feature on Earth's surface |
| scale | used to compare distances on the Earth's surface |
| mountain | natural landform that reaches high elevation |
| longitude | measure of distance east and west of the prime meridian |
| latitude | measures a distance north and south of the equator |
| plain | flat land area not high above sea level |
| plateau | flat land area high above sea level |
| contour line | a line that passes through all points on a map that have the same elevation |