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Science-Topic 4
Earth's Features
Term | Definition |
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Resource Map | A map that shows what can be produced in or taken from an area |
Satellite Map | A map showing an image of a place taken from a satellite |
Topographic Map | A map showing the land surface of a place |
feature | a characteristic or part of something |
legend | a key that tells what map symbols stand for |
compass rose | shows directions |
symbols | small pictures, lines or letters that appear on a map |
erosion | process where water, ice, wind or gravity move pieces of rock and soil |
deposition | dropping of sediment by wind, ice, water or gravity |
weathering | process where rock is worn away or broken down into small pieces |
political map | shows countries, states and capital cities |
physical map | shows physical features of a place |
canyon | deep, narrow areas surrounded by mountains |
butte | single hill with steep sides |
fault | cracks in the Earth's surface |
trench | long, narrow sunken areas in the ocean floor |