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