Landforms Bingo Your Host: Mr. Mount
1 A nearby level raised up area. Answer: plateau
2 A fan shaped deposit of earth materials Answer: delta
3 Eroded earth materials settle out in another place. Answer: deposition
4 The limit or border of an area. Answer: boundary
5 A large body of moving ice. Answer: glacier
6 Uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the earth’s surface. Answer: topographic map
7 Zero elevation Answer: sea level
8 A marker in the ground telling elevation. Answer: bench mark
A 3D representation of an object or process. A 3D representation of an object or process. Answer: model 9
10 A “V”-shaped valley. Answer: canyon
11 A color, shape, or texture used to represent something on a map. Answer: symbol
12 The highest point of a mountain. Answer: peak
13 A stream that flows during certain times of the year. Answer: intermittent stream
14 A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal evaluation. Answer: contour line
15 Eroded earth materials that settled out. Answer: sediments
16 The course or path the water takes. Answer: channel
17 Something built by people. Answer: structure
The wearing away process of earth materials. Answer: erosion 18
19 A low area between higher areas. Answer: valley
20 A side view of a landform. Answer: profile
21 A series of crossing horizontal and vertical lines. Answer: grid
22 An explanation of symbols used on a map. Answer: key
23 A person who makes maps. Answer: cartographer
24 A narrow area of high land between valleys. Answer: ridge
25 The vertical distance above sea level. Answer: elevation
26 A photo of the earth’s surface from above. Answer: aerial photograph
27 A person who measures and makes notes about landforms. Answer: surveyor
28 A stream that flows continuously. Answer: perennial stream
29 The difference between contour lines. Answer: contour interval
30 A drawing of an area, usually an aerial view. Answer: topographic map
31 A low area where sediments are deposited. Answer: basin
32 A curve or loop in a channel. Answer: meandor
33 A shape or feature of the earth’s surface. Answer: landform
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