interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional...

Term Definition
Topographic map a map that shows the surface features of Earth
Satellite view a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass
Erosional feature
Weathering the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
Satellite image
Elevation a geographic locations height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface
Erode gradually destroying the surface of rock or soil
Erosion the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
Contour interval the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
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