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Question 1: Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the ________'s surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit.
MoonNatureSunEarth

Question 2: ________ are another way to represent terrain in GIS.
TopographyInterferometric synthetic aperture radarGeographic information systemDigital elevation model

Question 3: The elevation of a ________ usually refers to its summit.
MountainLeveeMountain rangeLandform

Question 4: In a ________ (GIS), digital elevation models (DEM) are commonly used to represent the surface (topography) of a place, through a raster (grid) dataset of elevations.
Geographic information systemGeographyHuman geographyCartography

Question 5: The elevation of a ________ location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level.
GeographyHuman geographyPhysical geographyCartography

Question 6: A topographical map is the main type of map used to depict elevation, often through use of ________.
CartographyFantasy mapContour lineMeteorology
















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