topographies
Land feature charts
Topographies is the plural of topography, referring to the physical features and contours of different land areas, or to detailed descriptions and maps of such terrain.
The word extends to any detailed mapping of a field or subject: the topographies of medieval Europe, the varied topographies of human trafficking networks.
Flat highland area
- valleyLow ground between heights
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- mountainTall natural landmass
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
basin · delta · fjord · glacier · volcano · gorge · mesa · butte
Measuring and charting terrain
- contourBounding line of shape
- GISSpatial data framework
- geodesyEarth measurement science
- projectionSomething that extends outward
georeferencing · triangulation · benchmark · datum · scale · legend · cross-section · profile
Measured height above reference
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- contourBounding line of shape
- reliefEasing of distress
gradient · ascent · descent · acclivity · declivity · precipice · upland · terrace
State of varied elements
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- complexityState of being complicated
- patchinessState of being uneven
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
ruggedness · irregularity · roughness · texture · variability · contrast · distinctiveness · undulating
plateau
Flat highland area
ridge · basin · delta · fjord · glacier · volcano · gorge · mesa · butte · escarpment
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
projection · georeferencing · triangulation · benchmark · datum · scale · legend · cross-section · profile
altitude
Measured height above reference
relief · gradient · ascent · descent · acclivity · declivity · precipice · upland · terrace · bench
diversity
State of varied elements
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- complexityState of being complicated
- patchinessState of being uneven
mosaic · ruggedness · irregularity · roughness · texture · variability · contrast · distinctiveness · undulating · dissected
topographiesflatlands
Level, unvarying terrain
plains · flat terrain · plateaus · level ground · smooth surfaces
topographiesfeaturelessness
State of lacking characteristics
homogeneity · blankness · uniformity · abstraction · formlessness
- topographic mapsElevation-depicting terrain representations
- topographical mapsCharts showing terrain elevation