| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ELEVATION | This term means a location's height above sea level. |
| CONTOUR LINE | This is a line that connects points of equal elevation. |
| CONTOUR INTERVAL | This is the vertical distance between adjacent contour lines. |
| BENCHMARK | This is a point of known location and elevation. |
| TRANSIT | This is a telescopic instrument used in conjunction with a stadia rod to determine elevations |
| STADIA ROD | This is a measuring device placed with its zero end on the ground (like a ruler) used in conjunction with a transit to determine elevation. |
| PROFILE | This refers to a side view of a particular cross-section of a topographic map. |
| MAP | This is a representation of a region of Earth on a plane surface. |
| ORIENTATION | This word describes a location or position's arrangement relative to the points of the compass |
| TOPOGRAPHY | This term refers to the overall "lay of the land"...where the high and low points of the landscape are located. |
| MAP SCALE | This term means "how much did the measurements in real life have to be reduced in order to fit on the map". |
| RELIEF | What's the word meaning the difference in elevation from the highest point on the map to the lowest? |
| SURVEY | The term refers to the method of determining the boundaries, area, or elevations of land by means of measuring angles, instrument heights, and distances. |
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