Vocab
Across
- 2. the relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurements or distance
- 3. the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
- 5. a map that shows the surface features of earth
- 6. a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
- 8. a sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
- 10. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
- 11. a line that connects points if equal elevation on a map
- 13. the boundary between land and a body of water
- 14. the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
- 15. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
- 17. fine grained sediments of quartz, feldspar , hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind
- 18. a large mass of ice that exists year round and moves over land
- 19. the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
- 22. a computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
- 26. water that is beneath earth's surface
- 27. a low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea
- 28. a fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
- 29. the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
Down
- 1. a network of satellites that orbit earth to measure positions on earth's surface
- 4. the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next
- 7. the process in which material is laid down
- 9. difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface
- 12. a measure of the slant of a line; the ratio of rise over run
- 16. an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
- 20. a mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
- 21. a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
- 23. an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its bank
- 24. a long ridge of and or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
- 25. a rock material carried and deposited by glaciers