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Construction and erosion usually increase |
Erosion |
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(Blank) is the breaking of rocks into sediments |
Weathering |
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The earth process that typically follows erosion is |
Deposition |
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The landform at the mouth of a river that forms from sediments being deposited there is called a |
Delta |
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The flat landform along the sides of a river that is formed when the river overflows and deposits sediments along its banks is called a |
Floodplain |
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The curved lines on a topological map is called |
Counter lines |
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When contour lines are close together that means the land is (blank) in that location |
Elevated |
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Two landforms that are carved/formed by erosion are (blank) and (blank) |
Marsh, delta |
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Two landforms that are created from deposition of sediments are (blank) and (blank) |
Delta, beach |
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Wetlands are usually rich in (blank) due to their large amounts of (blank) that are deposited there |
Nutrients, sediments |
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Is the dropping of sediments when wind water or ice slows down |
Deposition |
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Is the movement of sediments by wind water or ice |
Erosion |
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Erosion can be harmful when |
They collapse rocks into roads etc. |
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Deposition can be harmful when |
Mud etc. build up in rivers |
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Nutrient rich soil that is good for farming can be found at a _________ or a __________ |
Rivers, sea walls |
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A ______ is a negative affect that human activities have on the ______ cycle of earth _________ |
Trade-off, natural, process |
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A ______ is a wetland dominated by grasses |
Marsh |
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Planting is one way to slow down erosion at a building site |
Breakwalls |
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A _____ is a walk built perpendicular to shore to stop unwanted deposition in harbors and river channels |
Jetty |
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A _________ is the proacess of removing unwanted sediments and moving them somewhere else |
Dreading |
