Topography

Japanese: topography
Topography

...Other terminologies include referring to major landforms as structural landforms and minor landforms as erosional landforms.
[Understanding]
Topography, as shown on a topographical map, is primarily the shape of the land, as shown by its elevation and slope, and does not address its nature or origin. In geomorphology, land form and geomorphology are treated in the same sense.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "topography" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ほかに,大地形を構造地形に,小地形を浸食地形に当てはめるような用語法もある。
[起伏]
 地形図で示される地形topographyは,第一義的には高度や斜面の向きで示される土地の形態であり,その性質や成因には立ち入らない。地形学の地形land form,geomorphologyは後者を含めた意味で扱われる。…

※「topography」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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