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| To conclue by reasoning from evidence. |
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| A feature of the earth's surface such as a lake, stream, valley, canyon, hill, ridge, or mountain. |
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An area characterized by a high proportion of water and watery land, such as a swamp, marsh,or bog. |
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| The elevation difference represented by the difference between two adjacent contour lines on a topographical map. |
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| A line on a topographic map that indicates places of equal elevation. |
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| The size of a diagram or model in proportion to the actual size of the object. |
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| A map that uses contour lines to represent the elevation of land surfaces. |
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| A fan-shaped area that develops in the flat, low area where a river empties into a large body of water. |
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| Any represntation of a system, or its components, to help one study and understand how it works. |
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| The depression in the land through which a river flows. |
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| Small bits of decomposed earth materials such as rocks, minerals, and shells. |
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| Dynamic actions that occur both on earht's surface and inside earth. |
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| A force or earth process that builds up earth material to create landforms. |
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| The earth process that results in a deposit of earth materials. |
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| A force or earth process that breaks down or removes earth materials. |
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| The earth process by which earth materials are removed from one place and transported elsewhere. |
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| The relatively level area on either side of a river that becomes covered with water when the water level in the river rises above its banks and over flows. |
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| The breakup of rock caused by mechanical or chemical processes. |
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| The horizontal axis of a graph. |
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| The vertical axis of a graph |
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