Tarabande (topography) apa kureva kutarwa kwemepu inotaridza kuumbika kwakaita nyika, zvichisanganisira nzizi, makomo, mapani, mipata zvichingodaro. Izwi rokuti topography rakaumbwa nezvikamu zvinoti: topos kureva place uye graph zvichireva write. Saka pano pabatanidzwa mazwi anoti kutara uye bande - apa bande zvichireva ndima kana chikamu chenzvimbo. Nemamwe maonero tinogona kuti topography idudzirwe ichinzi tararuvara. VaYao vanoti luwala (an open space) kureva ruvara. VaDigo vanoti uphande kana phande (side, direction, piece, portion, direction, a certain part, region, district, part of a town or country).