topography

The topography of the region shaped the patterns of early human settlement along river valleys.该地区的地形塑造了早期人类在河谷地带的定居模式。

Medieval cartographers depicted topography symbolically rather than attempting to achieve geographical accuracy.中世纪的地图绘制者象征性地描绘地形，而不是试图达到地理上的准确性。