Vocab

3. The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.
5. The flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
6. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a map.
7. A mass material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river.
11. The relationship between the measurements on a model, map, or diagram and the actual measurement or distance
12. The process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without physically being in touch with the object
14. Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind.
15. An automated system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic information.
16. The boundary between land and a body of water.
17. On a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line that indicates a change in elevation.
18. A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind.
21. The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief.
22. The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material.
24. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers.
26. A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
28. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
29. An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment.

1. The process in which material is laid down.
2. An area along a river that forms from sediment deposited when the river overflows its banks.
4. A network of satellites that orbit Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface.
8. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
9. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area.
10. A measure of the slant of a line.
13. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface.
19. The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope cliff.
20. A map that shows the surface features of Earth.
23. The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope.
25. A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land.
27. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea