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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
bay
ledge
strait
Upstream
2. Body of still water smaller than a lake
gorge
pond
land
tide
3. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
peak
crater
lake
ridge
4. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
channel
topography
island
5. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
Volcano
continent
downstream
Vegetation
6. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
reef
lake
archipelago
bluff
7. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
Volcano
cultivated land
grove
8. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
isthmus
rapids
ridge
moor
9. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
terrace
mountain
channel
peninsula
10. Area of land surrounded by water
peninsula
dam
island
ledge
11. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
beach
reservoir
mountain chain
Whirlpool
12. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
dell
peninsula
grove
tide
13. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
fall line
gulch
right bank
river
14. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
soil
desert
mouth
crag
15. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
tide
Volcano
junction
crag
16. The land near a shore
cave
levee
coast
timber
17. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
pass
sandbar
atoll
desert
18. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
dike
bayou
shore
19. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
divide
dike
cove
20. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
hill
bank
cove
foothill
21. An open land free of woods and buildings
mountain range
altitude
field
ford
22. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
rapids
pool
tide
23. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
dune
beach
terrace
inlet
24. A high - steep bank
terrace
summit
bluff
gulf
25. Creek
bayou
brook
canal
mine
26. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
steppe
Upstream
lagoon
sandbar
27. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Watershed
mountain
river
ledge
28. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
canyon
snowline
steppe
prairie
29. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
marsh
cove
Valley
brook
30. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
knob
horizon
drainage basin
31. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
creek
Woods
dune
tributary
32. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
right bank
inlet
peak
plain
33. The apparent junction of earth and sky
cinder cone
shoreline
current
horizon
34. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
Vale
mountain chain
fall line
swamp
35. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
desert
shoal
crater
36. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
irrigated land
Waves
gorge
cape
37. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
foothill
headland
mine
sea
38. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
glacier
canyon
plateau
39. Growing plants
chasm
Vegetation
swamp
reservoir
40. Point where a river begins
dune
river source
gulf
land
41. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
current
forest
timberline
marsh
42. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
spit
bog
creek
sandbar
43. A flow of moving water
elevation
archipelago
right bank
stream
44. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
sea level
ford
precipice
left bank
45. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
bank
ocean
branch
46. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
continent
soil
Wharf
cinder cone
47. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
lake
fall line
ocean
48. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
Vale
divide
bank
49. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
river
bay
ford
50. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
soil
pass
estuary
dike