Unit 3 Vocab

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