This program describes the major topographical features of Earth including mountains, plains, and plateaus. Footage from throughout North America takes students to the Rocky Mountains, the plains of Iowa, and the Colorado Plateau to illustrate these major features. The characteristics of Earth's interior are also explored. Other terminology includes: topography, landscape, elevation, sea level, relief, mountain range, plateau, crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, and core.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2003. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

The Land (1:49); --Topography (1:18); -- Plains (2:13); -- Plateaus (1:06); -- Mountains (2:13); -- Inside the Earth (0:57); -- Earth Layers Based on Physical Properties (1:15); -- The Crust (1:50); -- The Mantle and the Core (1:38); -- Summing Up (1:00); -- Video Quiz Follows (2:55); -- Credits: Topography and the Earth (0:54); .