Land forms
Made of flat land
Plains
Flat model of Earth's Surface
Map
Uses a network of satellites to find latitude, longitude, and elevation of points
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Lies along a seacoast
Coastal Plains
A sphere that represents earth's entire surface
Globe
pictures of earth's surface made up of Pixels
Satellite Images
The Height above sea level
Elevation
Lines on a map that curve due to the being round
Grid Lines
changes from one contour line to another
Contour Intervals
Has high elevation with more or less of a level surface
Plateaus
Distance in degrees North or South of the equator
Latitude
where mapmakers determine distances and elevations using instruments
Surveying
The difference in elevation
Relief
Shows longitude lines straight and latitude lines curved
Conic Projection
Uses symbols to portray land
Topographic map