Landform Vocabulary-Build a Mountain
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Topographic map | uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land's surface |
| Contour map | is a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation |
| Bench mark | is a surveyor's marker usually placed permanently in the ground at a known position and elevation |
| Profile | is a side view or cross-section of a landform such as a mountain |
| Base | the bottom of a mountain |
| Elevation | vertical distance, or height, above sea level |
| Sea level | the average height of the ocean's surface, zero elevation |
| Contour interval | difference in elevation between contour lines |
| Peak | highest point of a mountain |
| Perennial stream | always has water flowing through it |
| Intermittent stream | has water flowing in it only during certain times of the year |
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