Topographic Maps Word Search
A free Topographic Maps word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: TOPOGRAPHY, ELEVATION, CONTOUR, RELIEF, TERRAIN, ISOLINE, RIDGE, VALLEY, SCALE, GRID, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE.
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Topographic Maps word list, defined
- TOPOGRAPHY /ˌtɒpəˈɡrəfi/ · noun
- The study of the shape and features of the Earth's surface, including mountains, valleys, and other natural and artificial features. The detailed description of the shape and features of a particular area of land. Related: geography, geomorphology, landscape, terrain.
- ELEVATION /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/ · noun
- The action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher position or level; also, the height above a given reference point, especially above sea level. Related: height, rise, promotion, lift.
- CONTOUR /ˈkɒntʊə/ · noun
- An outline, especially one representing the shape or form of something. In cartography, a line on a map connecting points of equal elevation above a given level. Related: outline, profile, silhouette, shape.
- RELIEF /ˈrɛlɪf/ · noun, verb
- A feeling of happiness or relief is a strong and pleasant feeling that you have when something unpleasant or difficult has stopped or been dealt with. To provide or afford relief is to make a difficult or unpleasant situation easier or less severe. Related: comfort, solace, alleviation, ease.
- TERRAIN /ˈtɛrɪn/ · noun
- The physical features of an area of land, including its shape, elevation, and natural features such as hills, valleys, and bodies of water. The surface or ground of a particular area of land. Related: landscape, ground, surface, topography.
- ISOLINE /ˈaɪsəlaɪn/ · noun
- A line on a map that connects points of equal value or quantity, such as equal temperature or elevation. A line that connects points of equal value or quantity. Related: contour, isohyet, isotherm, isobath.
- RIDGE /ˈrɪdʒ/ · noun, verb
- A long narrow natural elevation of the earth's surface; a long narrow strip of higher land, especially one with steep sides. To form or cause to form a ridge or ridge-like structure. Related: ridgepole, back, spine, rib.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. A valley is often a fertile area with a mild climate. Related: dell, glen, hollow, basin.
- SCALE /skɛɪl/ · noun, verb
- A series of musical notes or sounds of different pitches; a device for measuring the weight or amount of something; to increase or extend something in size, amount, or degree. Related: ladder, rung, degree, step.
- GRID /ɡrɪd/ · noun, verb
- A pattern of squares or rectangles used to organize or arrange things. To divide or arrange something into a grid. Related: matrix, network, lattice, pattern.
- LATITUDE /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The angular distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, or in decimal degrees. The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator, with 0° latitude at the equator and increasing to 90° at the North Pole and -90° at the South Pole. Related: altitude, elevation, height, position.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒndʒɪtʃdʒən/ · noun
- The distance, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, London, used to locate a point on the Earth's surface. Related: latitude, position, location, co-ordinates.
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