Exploring Earth's Surface

The shape of the land. It may be flat, hilly, sloping or rolling.

• Landforms

• Topography

• Plateaus

• Maps

The height above sea level

• Elevation

• Mountains

• Sea level

• Relief

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area

• Topography

• Elevation

• Relief

• Landforms

An example of low relief is jagged area like a mountain.

• false

• true

An example of high relief is a flat area like the plains.

• true

• false

A ______ is a feature of topography, such as a hill or valley, formed by the processes that shape Earth's surface.

• Landform

• Landmass

• Geographical feature

• Topographic feature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the difference between elevation and relief?

The three main types of landforms include all of these except

• plains

• plateaus

• mountains

• hills

A _____ is a landform made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief.

• plateau

• plain

• hill

• mountain

A plain that lies along a seacoast is called an interior plain.

• true

• false