Unit 4 Earth's Features

3. Shows what can be produced in or taken from an area.
4. Plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
6. Happens when wind, water, ice or plants cause rock to flake or crack.
8. Lines of mountains connect by high ground.
9. Something that appears or happens in the same way again and again.
10. An area in Earth’s crust where tectonic plates meet.
11. A type of rock formed when particles of other rocks are combined by great pressure and very high temperatures.
14. A characteristic or part of something.
15. Shows an image of a place taken from space.
18. A trait, feature, or quality.
22. Shows land surfaces using contour lines.
24. A type of rock made from molten lava.
26. A type of rock that formed when particles settle into layers and become compressed.
27. An explanation on a map for the meaning of the symbols on the map.
28. Shows countries, states/provinces, cities, and boundaries.

1. The process where particles are removed from land by wind, ice, or water.
2. Shows the distance a map covers from one place to another.
5. Something easily observed.
6. A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
7. A deep, narrow area surrounded by mountains.
9. Large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance.
12. Causes rock materials to turn into new kinds of materials.
13. A steep hill with a small, flat top.
16. A long, narrow, sunken area of the ocean floor.
17. The process that wears away or breaks down rocks.
19. A steep rock face at the edge of a body of water.
20. A four-pointed symbol that shows which directions are north, south, east, and west on a map.
21. Shows an area’s natural features.
23. Shows roads, highways, and interstates.
25. Pictures, colors and lines on a map that have a specific meaning.