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Geographic Representations and Topography

What tools are used to represent Earth's features?

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Maps, globes, graphs, aerial photos, and diagrams are all examples of geographic representations used to show information about different features of the Earth.

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Highly detailed political World map with labeling.
Glen Canyon National Recreation area
This graph shows us information about how climate change can increase the temperature and cause more droughts.
illustration of diagram showing water cycle

Topography is used to describe the physical features of the Earth, such as the elevation and location of landforms.

3D Topographic map background

In this lesson, you will learn how geographic representations and topography are used to describe information about Earth's features.