Landforms
Slope and Floods
Maps and Photos
Models and Processes
Contour Lines
100
a fan shaped landform deposited at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta
100
This happened in the stream table experiment when the table was on a slope.
What is more erosion happens?
100
a person who makes maps and measures landmarks and landforms on aerial photographs
What is a cartographer
100
a representation of an object or process
What is model
100
The highest point on a mountain
What is a peak
200
a V-shaped valley eroded by a river
What is a canyon
200
These landforms are deeper and larger when the stream table is on a slope
What is canyons and deltas
200
An actual picture of a landform taken from above the Earth's surface.
What is an aerial photograph?
200
a legend that explains what symbols mean on a map
What is a map key
200
The lowest point on a mountain
What is a base
300
high uplifted area with steep slopes
What is mountain
300
The river that may have caused the Grand Canyon to form.
What is the Colorado River
300
gives information about elevation and the shape of the land
What is a topographic map?
300
wearing down of Earth material by water or wind
What is erosion
300
lines on a map that connect and display the elevation of a landform
What is contour lines
400
nearly level area that has been uplifted
What is a plateau
400
This type of water source erodes materials more quickly than the standard water source
What is flood water source?
400
a place where a surveyor has measured the elevation and location of a landform or landmark
What is a bench mark?
400
When Earth material settles in another area
What is deposition
400
the distance between contour lines
What is a contour interval
500
a curve or loop in a river
What is a meander?
500
People control the flow of water in a river by using one of these.
What is a dam, levee, or new channels?
500
gives you a side view of a landform
What is a profile
500
The Earth material that settles during deposition
What is sediment
500
The mountain did the class observed and drew a topographic map of.
What is Mt. Shasta
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