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Subject : geography
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Very steep - high cliff






2. Area of land surrounded by water






3. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun






4. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops






5. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water






6. A hill at the foot of higher hills






7. Stream that flows into another stream






8. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction






9. A line joining the waterfalls on numerous rivers that marks the point where each river descends from the upland to the lowland and the limit of the navigability of the river






10. A large dock from which ships may load or unload






11. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river






12. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






13. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water






14. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet






15. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay






16. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain






17. An open land free of woods and buildings






18. A small wood without underbrush






19. North-south measurement of position on the earth






20. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






21. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf






22. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth






23. Valley






24. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent






25. Series of connecting mountains






26. An expanse of water with many scattered islands






27. Chain of mountains






28. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches






29. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water






30. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas






31. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction






32. An area of land covered with trees






33. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)






34. A shallow submarine plane of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor






35. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland






36. An inlet of water (as from the sea)






37. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments






38. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau






39. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth






40. Creek






41. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water






42. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level






43. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation






44. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land






45. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land






46. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface






47. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value






48. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads






49. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around






50. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream