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In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also [[vegetative]] and [[human]]-made features, and even local [[history]] and [[culture]]. This [[meaning]] is less common in America, where topographic maps with elevation contours have made "topography" synonymous with relief. The older sense of topography as the [[study]] of place still has currency in Europe.
In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also [[vegetative]] and [[human]]-made features, and even local [[history]] and [[culture]]. This [[meaning]] is less common in America, where topographic maps with elevation contours have made "topography" synonymous with relief. The older sense of topography as the [[study]] of place still has currency in Europe.
Topography as it specifically involves the recording of relief or terrain, the [[three]]-[[dimensional]] [[quality]] of the [[surface]], and the identification of specific landforms, is also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomorphometry geomorphometry]. In modern usage, this involves generation of elevation data in electronic form. It is often considered to include the graphic [[representation]] of the landform on a map by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartographic_relief_depiction variety of techniques], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contour_line contour lines], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypsometric_tints Hypsometric tints], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaded_relief relief shading].
Topography as it specifically involves the recording of relief or terrain, the [[three]]-[[dimensional]] [[quality]] of the [[surface]], and the identification of specific landforms, is also known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomorphometry geomorphometry]. In modern usage, this involves generation of elevation data in electronic form. It is often considered to include the graphic [[representation]] of the landform on a map by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartographic_relief_depiction variety of techniques], including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contour_line contour lines], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypsometric_tints Hypsometric tints], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaded_relief relief shading].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topography]
[[Category: Geography]]
[[Category: Geography]]