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7a-8a Sedimentary Environment
Sedimentary Environment Flash Cards
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2010

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Alluvial Fan

A fan-shaped area of sediments that forms when the movement of water is moved.

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Fluvial Environment

A river that’s shape or natural course is changed due to human impact.

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 Lacustrine Environment

A lake like environment that is situated in a topographic depression or dammed river channel.

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 Desert

A very dry climate usually containing sand.

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Swamp

A wetland found near trees and shrubs. They often occur near rivers and streams.

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Delta

A group of sediments that have collected at the mouth of a river.

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Beaches

Made up of very small, loose grains of rock, also known and sand. They occur on the shores of bodies of water.

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