Continental topography - created from Mind Map

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Abyssal plain

Coastal topography

Plains

Plateaus

Piedmont plateaus

Continental drop

Mountains

Oceanic ditches

Ocean ridges

Continental platform

is an immense plain, though not completely flat, located at an average depth of 3,800 m.

is the topography of coast. Depending on their altitude, they can be either low and high, or cliff-lik

are vast flat or slightly undulating areas, located no more than 500 meters above sea level

are elevated plains of more than 500 m above sea level and whose highest part is flat or slightly rippled

are located between mountain ranges and plains or between the sea and mountains

is a steep, sharp slope. It starts where the continental platform ends, it is approximately 200 m deep and ends in the abyssal plain, about 4,000 m in depth

are surface elevations with a steep angle (slope) and with an altitude above 600 m

are narrow and extended ditches of great depth

are underwater mountain ranges that originate from the accumulation of maggmatic material that come from Earth's mantle

is the underwater extension of continents that stretches from the coast up to its endpoint, which can range from 1 to 500 km in width