1. Physical Geography

2. Topography
Shape of land including . . .
Elevation
Relief
Landforms

3. Elevation Height above sea level for a point on Earth’s surface
Altitude is the height above a point on Earth’s surface. If your altitude is > 0, you are in the air!

4. Difference in elevation between an area’s highest and lowest points
Relief
Difference in elevation between an area’s highest and lowest points
Low Relief (Flat)
High Relief (Jagged)

5. Landform A feature of topography
Land area with specific shape and elevation

6. Plains Flat or gentle rolling (low relief) Low elevation
Coastal or Interior

7. Mountains Rounded or pointed and rise high above surrounding land
High elevation
High relief

8. Mountain Range
Group of Mountains that formed same way at the same time

9. Mountain System
Group of Mountain Ranges

10. Mountain Belt
Group of Mountain Systems stretching across continents

11. Plateau Relatively flat area that sits high above sea level
High Elevation but Low Relief
Can have deep canyons eroded into them

12. Hill
Rounded landform that rises above surrounding land, but not as much as mountains

13. Valley
Lower area, separating hills, mountains, or other high areas

14. Other names for landforms
Lowland – plains with low elevation
Upland – area with hilly topography
Basin – large, relatively flat area surrounded by mountains

15. Landform Regions of Contiguous USA
Land area made up of mainly one landform
Landform Regions of Contiguous USA
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Colorado Plateau
Gulf Coastal Plain
Basin and Range
Appalachian Mtns
Snake River Plateau
Ozarks
Columbia Plateau
Central Plains/Lowlands
Cascade Mtns
Superior Uplands
Sierra Nevada Mtns
Great Plains
Pacific Coast Mtns
Rocky Mtns

16. Landform Regions of Contiguous USA