Across
- 2. a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
- 8. GPS
- 10. the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
- 15. The deposit of sediments, when sediments are moved from one place to another
- 18. underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
- 19. Wave-washed sediment along a coast
- 23. pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
- 25. A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
- 27. the boundary between land and a body of water
Down
- 1. A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data
- 3. the rock material carried and deposited
- 4. A method of collecting data or information through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the area or object of study.
- 5. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- 6. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
- 7. a group of loose rocks that fall down a steep slope
- 9. the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
- 11. A map that shows the surface features of an area.
- 12. The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends
- 13. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
- 14. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
- 16. A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea.
- 17. A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt
- 20. Quickly moving downhill flow of soil and rock fragments containing a large amount of water
- 21. hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
- 22. the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
- 24. The steepness of a line on a graph
- 26. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity, transports soil and sediment from one location to another.