Edgerton is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 169 at the 2000 census. Edgerton is located at 43Â°24â²48â³N 106Â°14â²59â³W / 43.41333Â°N 106.24972Â°W / 43.41333; -106.24972 (43.413368, -106.249775). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.7 kmÂ²), all of it land.
Topography is a field of planetary science comprising the study of surface shape and features of the Earth and other observable astronomical objects including planets, moons, and asteroids. It is also the description of such surface shapes and features.iktionary (3.00 / 2 votes) Rate this definition: topography (Noun). a precise description of a place. topography (Noun). a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object. topography (Noun). the features themselves (the terrain). topography (Noun).
A topographic map, simply put, is a two-dimensional representation of a portion of the three-dimensional surface of the earth. Topography is the shape of the land surface, and topographic maps exist to represent the land surface. Topographic maps are tools used in geologic studies because they show the configuration of the earthâs surface.