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