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the features of the surface area of a region; or their study — especially changes in elevation- Los Angeles is prone to smog because of its topography.
- I always look at a topographical map before hiking.
- Because he had no topographic map, however, he had no way of conceiving that salvation was so close at hand.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- Thinking that his escape route had been cut off, he returned to the bus, a reasonable course of action, given his topographical ignorance.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- Unlike McCandless, however, I have in my backpack a 1:63,360-scale topographic map (that is, a map on which one inch represents one mile).Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- Given the treacherous nature of the local topography (most of the cliffs that riddle the region are composed of Navajo sandstone, a crumbly stratum that erodes into smooth, bulging precipices) and Ruess's penchant for dangerous climbing, this is a credible scenario.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- If McCandless had possessed a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map, it would have alerted him to the existence of a Park Service cabin on the upper Sushana River, six miles due south of the bus, a distance he might have been able to cover even in his severely weakened state.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- Revolving all this in her mind, she cast her eyes around her, and arranged the topography of the garden in her head.Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
- Maybe it's the climate, the topography.Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
- They did their best to fix it, but the topography remained uneven.Sarah Dessen -- The Truth About Forever
- The topography beneath his feet was that of Christ's time.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- Fingers smelly from smoking, the topography of bruises across my skin and bones like a road map of all that had happened, every mile of the journey.Sarah Dessen -- Dreamland
- I envied the blind brothers, navigating a mercifully detail-free topography; the world in wireframe.Ransom Riggs -- Hollow City
- We sat in meetings where we learned our assignments, studied the topography, and went over battle plans.Nicholas Sparks -- Dear John
- Assigned to cover the opening ceremony, Herbert decided to scout the grounds ahead of time to get a more detailed sense of the fair's topography.Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
- Old ones, new ones, maps topographical, cultural, political, and agricultural.James A. Owen -- Here, There be Dragons
- My topography was different.Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone
- Coal companies will tell you the decision to do surface versus deep mining is based on geology, topography, and pure economics.David Baldacci -- Zero Day
- The creature's tentacles seemed to want to know everything: the shape of the glass, the topography of the coral below, the feel of the water all around.Dave Eggers -- The Circle
- Massachusetts, Connecticut River, and Boston Bay, you think paltry places, and the ear loves names of foreign and classic topography.Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Selected Essays
topographic = showing features of the surface area
topographical = regarding features of the surface area of a region
topographic = showing the features of the surface area of a region — especially changes in elevation
topography = features of the surface area of a region
topographic = showing the features of the surface area of a region — especially changes in elevation
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