Unit 3 vocab

4. An automated system for capturing, storing,retrieving,analyzing, manipulating and displaying geographic data
6. An area along a river that sediments deposited when the river overflows
9. A slow downhill movement weathered rock material
10. A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land
11. Fine grained sediments of quartz, feldspar,hornblende,mica, and clay deposited by the wind
13. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
17. Water under the ground
19. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region including its relief
21. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
23. mound of sand deposited by wind
25. an area of the shoreline that is made up of sediments
26. A boundary between land and water
27. A long ridge of sand narrow island the lies parallel to shore
28. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next

1. A fan-shaped mass of deposited material by streams
2. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure prepositions on Earth’s surface
3. the process that soil and sediments are moved
5. The relationship between the measurements on a model,map, or diagram and the actual measurements or distance
7. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
8. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
12. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
14. A map that shows the surface features of Earth
15. A measure of slant of a line; ratio of rise over run
16. On a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and indicates a change in elevation
18. The rapid mass movement of rock a steep slope or cliff
20. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
22. The process of sediments being laid down
24. a mass triangle or fan shape at a mouth of a river