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The elevations and surface undulations of a country.
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Altitude variation of an area; difference between highest and lowest levels.
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Printmaking method in which the inked surface of the plate or block prints and areas or lines that are gouged out do not print. Examples include woodcut, linoleum cut, relief etching and relief collograph.
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The shape of the land. map contour lines
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The maximum regional difference in elevation.
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The elevations or inequalities of a land surface, considered collectively.
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Standard deviation derived from elevations. It gives information on the variability of elevation.
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Changes in terrain; elevations or depressions in the land.
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One of the four major classes of printmaking, a relief print is one in which the printed mark is created by the raised areas of the matrix. Examples are metalcuts,woodcut, wood engraving, linocut, line-block, half-tone block, and cliche verre. Ink is rolled onto the raised areas, and when paper is pressed against the block, either with a press or various hand tools, the ink is transferred to the paper.
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The vertical difference between the summit of a mountain and the adjacent valley or plain.
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Variations in the height and slope of Earth's surface. Also used in reference to the vertical difference between the highest and lowest elevations of an area.
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differences in height in land forms.
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the difference between highest elevation and lowest elevation in an area.
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The difference in elevation between the high and the low parts of an area.
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(a) A term used loosely for the actual physical shape, configuration, or general unevenness of a part of Earth's surface, considered with reference to variations of height and slope or to irregularities of the land surface; the elevations or differences in elevation, considered collectively, of a land surface (frequently confused with topography). (b) The vertical difference in elevation between the hilltops or mountain summits and the lowlands or valleys of a given region; high relief has great variation; low relief has little variation.
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A term used loosely for the general unevenness of the earth's surface; more precisely, it refers to the vertical difference in elevation between hilltops and valleys of a given region. A region showing little variation in elevation has low relief.
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The change in elevation of a land surface between two points; collectively, the configuration of the earth's surface, including such features as hills and valleys.
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Refers to differences in elevation of different points in a region.
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the general difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area.
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The differences in the height of land.
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The vertical changes of an elevation surface.
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Elevations and depressions of the land or sea bottom.
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the collective elevations, slopes, and inequalities in a land surface
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The variations in elevation of the earth's surface.
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The shape of the land surface and its height.
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The difference between high and low areas of a landscape.
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the elevation of a region, the difference between the highest and lowest points in a land surface, such as hilltops and valley bottoms.
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The vertical difference between the top of a volcano and the adjacent valley or plain.
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the difference in elevation between any two points.
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1. Change of elevation shown in land contours. 2. A sculpted figure. 3. Court Order or mandate intended to compensate for or correct an unfair situation.
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The difference in elevation between adjacent high and low regions on the land surface.
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the difference in elevation between the high and low points of a land surface. AGI
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