Do you know what topography means?

Question

Please state it in a nice way...please?! This is all about my homework about the topography of la mesa ecopark and quzon memorial park/circle herein the Philippines...

Answer 1

Defination: local geography.
In Brief:The position of rivers, roads, buildings, etc.. of a place or district. Topography is a general term in geography, which refers to the lie of the land, or various other characteristics of Physical geography in a region; this is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientation of terrain features. The understanding of these features is an integral aspect of geography, encompassing the practice of cartography, surveying, and GIS. The topography of an area often has a great influence on its weather and sometimes on climate.

The word 'topography' comes from the Greek τόπος (topos, place) and -γραφία (-graphia, writing). It originally meant writing about a place, in the same way that 'biography' means writing about a life, and this would describe the physical location as well as the history of the place and consequently local people. Nowadays that is usually called 'local history'. In Britain, the word topography is still sometimes used in its original sense,[1] as well as in the more restricted senses of the surface features of a location, or just the physical relief.

Maps are the most common source of topographic information.

The term "relief", meaning "projection or standing out from the general surface", is often used to refer to the third dimension of a map whether in actuality (as in a "raised relief" map), or drawn, as with contours, hachures, shading or colours of the territory it describes. Most 18th and early 19th century national surveys did not record relief across the entire area of coverage, calculating only spot elevations at survey points. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographical survey maps included contour representation of relief, and so maps that show relief, especially with exact representation of elevation, came to be called topographic maps (or "topo" maps) in the United States, and the usage has spread internationally.

Answer 2

Topography is a general term in geography, which refers to the lie of the land, or various other characteristics of Physical geography in a region; this is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientation of terrain features. The understanding of these features is an integral aspect of geography, encompassing the practice of cartography, surveying, and GIS. The topography of an area often has a great influence on its weather and sometimes on climate.

The word 'topography' comes from the Greek τόπος (topos, place) and -γραφία (-graphia, writing). It originally meant writing about a place, in the same way that 'biography' means writing about a life, and this would describe the physical location as well as the history of the place and consequently local people. Nowadays that is usually called 'local history'. In Britain, the word topography is still sometimes used in its original sense,[1] as well as in the more restricted senses of the surface features of a location, or just the physical relief...

Answer 3

What Topography

Answer 4

Definitions of Topography :

1. mapping of surface features: the study and mapping of the features on the surface of land, including natural features such as mountains and rivers and constructed features such as highways and railroads.

2. area's features: the features on the surface of an area of land.

3. description of structure: a study or detailed description of the various features of an object or entity and the relationships between them.

Topography is a general term in geography, which refers to the lie of the land, or various other characteristics of Physical geography in a region; this is usually expressed in terms of the elevation, slope, and orientation of terrain features. The understanding of these features is an integral aspect of geography, encompassing the practice of cartography, surveying, and GIS. The topography of an area often has a great influence on its weather and sometimes on climate.

Maps are the most common source of topographic information.

For example the Topography of Cebu:

Cebu is characterized by narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus, coastal plains but with predominant rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and southern lengths of the island. Although Cebu's steep mountains reach over 1,000 meters, the island lacks substantial forest cover. In the towns of Bogo, San Remigio, Medellin and Daan Bantayan at the northern tip of the province, considerable flat tracts of land are found.
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Answer 5

Topography is a general term in geography, which refers to the lie of the land, or various other characteristics of Physical geography in a region.

Answer 6

Topography is the collective physical features of a region.

Answer 7

topography is the map showing steepness and other features like depression, slopes and mountains