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Geography Terms Megan, Emilie, Cameron Topography Shape land it takes Topographical region shape of land in area is similar Regions of Colorado: plains, mountain parks, and mountains http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79 /Topographic_map_example.png/220pxTopographic_map_example.png Plains Flat dry lands Covers eastern 2/5 of the state Gradually rises to meet the foothills Main forming regions of the state Lowest 3,500 Highest6,500 Crops : sugar beets, alfalfa, wheat, and corn http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/current/ED101fa10/hillaryw/ Images/plains_landscape.jpg Front Range Majority lives in an area known as front range Line of cities starting Fort Collins north end stretching pueblo south end http://www.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/b/botulis m/247.jpg Butte Hills rises sharply Has a flat top Difference between butte and mesa, mesa has longer sides Smaller than mesa Sides are longer than its top http://www.livingwilderness.com/southwest/camel-butte.jpg Geography Terms Megan, Emilie, Cameron Fourteeners Mountains that are at least fourteen thousand feet high above sea level http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2011/051 2/20110512_085917_tr15fourteener.jpg Continental Divide Imaginary line runs through mountains Not straight Not always run through the center Looks like a backwards ‘’s’’ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FUireXgKaI4/R4YsclZMmSI/AAAAA AAADEk/B89djg68lh0/s320/continental+divide.gif Counties States divided into sections Lines dividing land into states Counties man-made Can see on maps Can’t see on ground Lines dividing cities/towns also man-made http://mappery.com/maps/Scotland-CountiesMap.mediumthumb.jpg Glaciers Large bodies of ice/snow Body of ice/snow move under its own weight called glacier Form mostly on mountain valleys Weather warmer glaciers slowly melt http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/gulkana/photos/oblique_a erials/20031005_DCN0265.jpg