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What do we call a measure of height above earths surface?
Height above earths surface is called elevation
For any point on earths surface its height above sea level is called?
For any point on Earth's surface, its height above sea level is called elevation or altitude. This measurement helps to determine the vertical distance between the point and the average sea level.
What percentage of the earths surface do the continents represent?
Continents cover about 29% of the Earth's surface area. The rest of the surface is predominantly ocean.
What is the flattest and driest continent?
Antarctica is the flattest and driest continent on Earth. It has the highest average elevation of all the continents and receives very little precipitation, with some parts being classified as polar deserts.
What are earths five continents?
The five continents on Earth are Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. Some geographers and organizations may consider different continents or groupings depending on their definitions.
Does Antarctica have the highest or lowest elevation of all the continents?
Antarctica has the highest "average" elevation of all the continents due to the ice pack, and it has the lowest elevation of all the continents getting down to 1.5 km below sea level.
What is the average elevation of the continents?
Other than an estimate for Antarctica (average 2 km of ice cap), there are no reliable estimates of average continental elevation. However, Asia, North America, and Africa have large areas of relatively high elevation as compared to Europe and Australia.
What compound does this use Antarctica has a thick ice cover and the highest average elevation of all the continents?
Antarctica has thick ice cover and the highest average elevation of all the continents because of its location on the south pole.
What is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
Antarctica is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world. Antarctica's average elevation is 2,500 meters which is why it has the highest elevation of all the continents.
What do the 7 continents look like?
the earths continents are the same ..
What continent has the most elevation in the world?
Asia has the highest average elevation of all the continents in the world. It is home to the highest mountain range, the Himalayas, including the tallest peak, Mount Everest.
Which continent has the highest elevation and lowest?
There is no data available for "average elevations of continents" except that Antarctica, with its deep ice cap, has the highest overall elevation. This would not be the case if considering the underlying land surface. Of the 7 classic continents, Australia (proper) may have the lowest elevation because it has fewer tall mountain ranges than Europe or the Americas.Asia has the lowest and highest points on earth, the Dead Sea on Israel/Jordan border is the lowest and the highest is Mount Everest, Nepal/China
What does a topographic map of America show?
Location and elevation of Earths surface features.
Do continents drift slowly on earths upper mantle or earths core?
Continents drift on top of the upper mantle. The core is much further down.
What continent is above sea level?
All of the continets are above sea level at some point.
Which is the highest continent in the world?
The continent of Antarctica is the highest in average elevation, as it has the highest average elevation of all the continents. However, if you are referring to the continent with the highest point above sea level, then it would be Asia, with Mount Everest located on the border of Nepal and China.
What is a large landmass that is part of the earths crust?
continents
