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 /təˈpɒɡrəfi/ (British); /təˈpɑːɡrəfi/ (US) · noun
- The physical features and arrangement of a landscape or other surface, especially its landforms, elevation, and relief. In extended use, it refers to the detailed layout or structure of a place, system, or surface. Related: terrain, landscape, relief, landforms.
- 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 /rɪˈliːf/ · noun
- The alleviation or removal of pain, difficulty, anxiety, or other hardship. It can also refer to financial assistance given to someone in need, or to the difference between a raised and a recessed surface in art or geography. Related: ease, alleviation, comfort, consolation.
- TERRAIN /təˈreɪn/ · noun
- A tract of land considered in terms of its physical features, such as elevation, shape, and the presence of natural obstacles. By extension, it can refer to a domain or field of activity. Related: land, ground, landscape, topography.
- ISOLINE /ˈaɪsəˌlaɪn/ · noun
- A line on a map or diagram joining points that have the same value of a particular variable, such as temperature, pressure, elevation, or rainfall. Related: contour line, isarithm, isolines.
- RIDGE /rɪdʒ/ · noun
- A long, narrow elevation of land, often forming the highest or most prominent part of a landscape. The word can also refer to a raised strip or edge, such as the ridge of a roof. Related: crest, crest line, spine, mountain range.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often shaped or watered by a river or stream. Related: vale, ravine, gorge, hollow.
- SCALE /skeɪl/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a scale is a graduated system or instrument used to measure size, weight, temperature, or another quantity; it can also refer to a particular size or relative extent. As a verb, scale means to climb something, measure something, or adjust something in size or scope. Related: size, extent, degree, range.
- GRID /ɡrɪd/ · noun, verb
- A grid is a regular arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines, or a framework of similarly spaced bars. By extension, it refers to coordinate systems, electrical networks, racing positions, and other organized structures based on this kind of framework. Related: lattice, network, framework, gridiron.
- LATITUDE /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The angular distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. By extension, it means freedom or scope to act, think, or make choices without undue restriction. Related: breadth, scope, freedom, leeway.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/ (British); /ˈlɑːnɡətuːd/ (American) · noun
- The angular distance of a point on Earth’s surface, measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. In astronomy, longitude is the analogous angular coordinate measured along a celestial circle from a reference point.
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