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Across
  1. 2. a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
  2. 6. the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
  3. 7. the process in which material is laid down
  4. 8. the water that is beneath Earth's surface
  5. 10. Positioning System a network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth's surface
  6. 13. the boundary between land and a body of water
  7. 15. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area; the varatoins in elevation in land
  8. 17. the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
  9. 18. interval the diffence in elevation between one conture line and the next
  10. 19. Information System an automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data
  11. 22. a measure of the slant of a line; the ratio of rise over run
  12. 23. e
  13. 24. an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
Down
  1. 1. the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
  2. 3. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  3. 4. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
  4. 5. map A map that shows the surface features of an area.
  5. 7. a mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
  6. 8. a large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land
  7. 9. the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
  8. 11. an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment
  9. 12. island a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
  10. 14. contour on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
  11. 16. drift the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
  12. 20. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
  13. 21. line a line that connect points of equal elevation on map
  14. 22. The relationship between the measurements on a drawing or model and the measurements of the real object.