Unit 3 Vocab

5. A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
7. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica and clay deposited by the wind
8. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
11. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
15. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of wind
17. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map or diagram and the actual measurements or distances
18. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
19. The process in which material is laid down
20. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
21. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
22. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations on a given area; the variations in elevations of a land surface
23. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one place to another
25. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface

1. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface
2. The rapid mass of movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
3. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
4. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
6. A large mass of ice that exist year-round and moves over land
9. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
10. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
12. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
13. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
14. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
16. An area along a river that forms from, sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
18. A map that shows the surface features of Earth
24. The boundary between land a body of water