Chapter 7 Mountains and Hills 7A
Topography - correct answer The variation of land surface
elevations caused by different landforms in a region.
Isostasy - correct answer The balance between the
downward weights of rock, water, and ice, and the upward force exerted by the
mantle.
Elevation at any given location is due to - correct answer
Total thickness of crust there and
density of materials
Landforms - correct answer shape or structure on the earth's
surface such as
Mountain, valley, plain, desert, plateau, and lake
Orogeny - correct answer the tectonic processes of building
mountains and other landforms
Mountain - correct answer a natural elevation of the earth's
surface rising to a summit.
Hill - correct answer landform similar to a mountain, but
generally smaller
Elevation - correct answer the height of a point on earth's
surface above sea level.
Actual height - correct answer height of mountain's summit
above its base
