Unit 3 Vocab

3. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations on a given area; the variations in elevations of a land surface
6. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
7. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
8. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
9. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map or diagram and the actual measurements or distances
10. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
12. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface
15. A map that shows the surface features of Earth
17. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
18. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
22. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
23. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
24. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one place to another

1. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
2. An area along a river that forms from, sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
4. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
5. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica and clay deposited by the wind
8. A large mass of ice that exist year-round and moves over land
11. The boundary between land a body of water
12. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
13. The process in which material is laid down
14. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
16. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
19. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of wind
20. The rapid mass of movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
21. A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply