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