topography vs configuration

topography and configuration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
topography	Yes	No	No	No
configuration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, configuration is a hypernym of topography; that is, configuration is a word with a broader meaning than topography:

topography: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
configuration: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

Other hypernyms of topography include conformation, contour, form, shape.

topography (noun)	configuration (noun)
the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
precise detailed study of the surface features of a region	an arrangement of parts or elements