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3. How high an area is elevated is an example of
O Water
O Topography
O Vegetation
Wildlife
4. The Nile River left behind
that was
ORed Soil
Transcribed Image Text:3. How high an area is elevated is an example of O Water O Topography O Vegetation Wildlife 4. The Nile River left behind that was ORed Soil
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The elevation is the height above a reference point. The sea surface is taken as the reference or base level in most cases. Elevation can be differentiated into two types: Geometric a Geopotential height. Geometric height is used to reference a point on the earth's surface itself. On the other hand, geopotential height is used to point out objects above the surface. 

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