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Geography
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Subject
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geography
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
dune
estuary
cavern
grove
2. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
plateau
Woods
tableland
meadow
3. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Upstream
Waves
peak
continental shelf
4. Body of still water smaller than a lake
peninsula
Wharf
gulf
pond
5. Russian term for mid-latitude
natural resource
shore
basin
steppe
6. A hill at the foot of higher hills
pass
foothill
knoll
tableland
7. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
land
timber
altitude
canyon
8. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
cove
mountain range
Tunnel
precipice
9. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
bog
dell
horizon
left bank
10. A high - steep bank
river
bluff
breakers
Vegetation
11. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
sea
pond
shoal
estuary
12. Growing plants
cave
Vegetation
atoll
plain
13. Low land between two hills
foothill
topography
crag
Vale
14. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
natural resource
savanna
dell
tide
15. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
marsh
foothill
shore
16. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
river source
moor
meadow
delta
17. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
bluff
left bank
Valley
18. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
delta
precipice
knoll
19. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
steppe
snowline
archipelago
canal
20. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
branch
crater
mountain chain
dune
21. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
longitude
breakers
downstream
mouth
22. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
pier
land
gorge
cavern
23. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
mouth
grove
river mouth
seaport
24. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
irrigated land
ford
earth
crag
25. Deep spot in a stream
pasture
harbor
pool
terrace
26. Point where a river empties and ends its course
desert
prairie
river mouth
pass
27. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
beach
point
ford
divide
28. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
spit
knoll
prairie
29. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
pond
natural resource
cliff
junction
30. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
pass
bank
altitude
land
31. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
desert
island
Wharf
rapids
32. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
downstream
Volcano
timber
33. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
isthmus
river mouth
continent
34. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
moor
harbor
divide
cinder cone
35. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
tide
moor
continent
knoll
36. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
right bank
cultivated land
basin
forest
37. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
country
Upstream
prairie
ledge
38. Direction from which a stream is flowing
pond
piedmont
cavern
Upstream
39. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
pass
gulch
river
continent
40. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
gorge
cove
pasture
41. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
spit
bay
cape
snowline
42. Small - round hill or mound
canal
arm
knoll
snowline
43. Valley
Watershed
reservoir
earth
dale
44. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
shoal
mountain
lake
Waves
45. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
summit
ridge
lagoon
piedmont
46. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
natural resource
branch
oasis
reef
47. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
mine
breakers
gulf
48. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
ridge
topography
tide
country
49. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
Valley
terrace
Watershed
bank
50. 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
Woods
continental shelf
divide
land