KYTL+6.1

Vocabulary:

 * Topography-** the shape of the land
 * Elevation-** the height above sea level of a point on Earth's surface
 * Relief-** the difference in a area between the highest and lowest parts in elevation
 * Landform-** a feature of topography formed by the process that shapes Earth's surface
 * Landform region-** a large area of land where the topography is similar to a landform
 * Plain**- a type of landform that is made up of flat rolling land with low relief
 * mountain**- a type of landform with high elevation and high relief
 * mountain** **range**- a chain of mountains that have almost the same shape and features
 * plateau**- a type of landform with a more or less level surface and is elevated above sea level
 * lithosphere-** a rough layer made up of the upper part of the mantle and crust (one of the 4 spheres of earth)
 * atmosphere**- the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth. (outside layer of the four spheres)
 * hydorosphere**- earth's water and ice. (one of the 4 spheres of earth)
 * biosphere-** all living things (one of the 4 spheres of earth)

Outline

Topography
 * topography of a place is determined by the area's elevation, relief, and landforms.
 * Elevation
 * Relief
 * Landform

Types of Landforms
 * 3 main types of landform:
 * Plains
 * coastal plain
 * low elevation, low relief
 * interior plain
 * low relief, elevation varies
 * Mountains
 * high elevation, high relief
 * moutain-mountain chain-mountain system-mountain belt
 * Plateaus
 * high elevation, more/less level surface
 * rarely perfectly smooth

Earth's Four Spheres
 * Lithosphere
 * made up of continents + smaller landmasses
 * extends under ocean floor
 * surface may vary
 * Atmosphere
 * outermost layer
 * most abundant gases
 * oxygen
 * nitrogen
 * also contain
 * water vapor
 * carbon dioxide
 * other gases
 * hydrosphere
 * mostly consists of salt water in oceans
 * oceans=two thirds of earth
 * Biosphere
 * all living things
 * extends to all the spheres