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