Name ____________________________ Date ____________________ Class ____________

Mapping Earths Surface

Review and Reinforce

Exploring Earths Surface

Understanding Main Ideas
Fill in the blanks in the table below.
Landform

Elevation

Relief

Plains

Low or high

1. _________________________

2. __________________________

High

High

3. __________________________

High

Low

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Building Vocabulary
Match each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition on
the line beside the term.
____ 6. plateau
____ 7. topography

a. the height above sea level of a point on Earths

surface

____ 8. elevation

b. the shape of the land

____ 9. relief

c. flat or gently rolling land with low relief

____ 10. landform region

d. a large area of land for which the topography is

mainly one type of landform

____ 11. plain

e. the difference in elevation between the highest

and the lowest parts of an area
f. a landform that has high elevation and a more or
less level surface

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Mapping
Earths Surface

4. How does a coastal plain differ from an interior plain?

5. Compare and contrast a mountain range with a mountain system.