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