Vocabulary Words

2. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.
6. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief.
9. Drift The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.
10. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind.
15. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.
16. The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff.
17. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.
18. Fan A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of land decreases sharply.
19. Information System An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data.
20. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.
21. The boundary between land and a body of water.
24. Line A line that connects points of equal elevation between one contour line and the next.
26. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream.
27. Contour On a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation.
28. A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves or land.

1. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.
3. The flow off a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water.
4. A measure of the slant of a line; the ratio of rise over run.
5. Positioning System A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface
7. Sensing The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object.
8. The process in which material is laid down.
11. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.
12. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface.
13. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurement or distance.
14. Island A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
22. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given are; the variations in elevation of land surface.
23. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
24. Interval The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.
25. Map A map that shows the surface features of Earth.