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Geography
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geography
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
plateau
lagoon
plain
ledge
2. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
shoreline
desert
glacier
latitude
3. The angular distance of something above the sea
bog
elevation
lagoon
divide
4. 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
peninsula
ridge
natural resource
prairie
5. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
sea
plain
fjord
point
6. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
peninsula
harbor
spit
glacier
7. 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
arm
left bank
continental shelf
strait
8. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
Whirlpool
basin
glen
9. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
soil
lake
dell
savanna
10. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
downstream
earth
cave
grove
11. Direction from which a stream is flowing
continental shelf
mouth
Upstream
fall line
12. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
reservoir
sandbar
lake
13. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
locks
ford
precipice
Woods
14. The edge at the top of a steep place
fjord
brink
left bank
ridge
15. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora
iceberg
pass
shore
bog
16. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
Vegetation
atoll
glacier
crater
17. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
precipice
marsh
dale
divide
18. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
desert
headland
land
oasis
19. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
plateau
sea level
dell
pond
20. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
brook
pasture
lagoon
21. Small - round hill or mound
cavern
knoll
levee
continent
22. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
mountain range
ridge
levee
cliff
23. The land near a shore
junction
lake
coast
breakers
24. Chain of mountains
spit
latitude
mountain chain
rapids
25. A flow of moving water
spit
tributary
pier
stream
26. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
sound
right bank
estuary
27. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
island
right bank
channel
delta
28. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
coast
isthmus
foothill
29. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
basin
divide
breakers
fall line
30. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
Watershed
bog
basin
downstream
31. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
continental shelf
gulf
sea level
point
32. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
gulch
precipice
mine
ford
33. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
gulf
atoll
sound
pier
34. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
forest
Watershed
shore
canal
35. A small sheltered inlet or bay
plateau
tributary
fall line
cove
36. Low land between two hills
right bank
breakers
Vale
river source
37. Point where a river empties and ends its course
tide
foothill
mountain chain
river mouth
38. An open land free of woods and buildings
pier
dell
field
shoreline
39. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
summit
headland
mountain
beach
40. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
levee
divide
Volcano
estuary
41. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
tributary
mine
prairie
continent
42. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
cove
soil
cultivated land
fjord
43. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
delta
oasis
latitude
Watershed
44. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
natural resource
steppe
arm
downstream
45. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Volcano
hill
cliff
mountain range
46. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
altitude
isthmus
desert
left bank
47. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
Vale
Waves
altitude
levee
48. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
glen
dike
branch
grove
49. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
country
timber
tundra
tributary
50. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
continental shelf
breakers
pasture
lake