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Geography
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Subject
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Point where a river begins
Whirlpool
tributary
river source
bayou
2. Deep spot in a stream
dell
ford
pool
tributary
3. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
Woods
altitude
divide
4. Russian term for mid-latitude
keys
topography
divide
steppe
5. 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
continental shelf
branch
Vale
Volcano
6. Body of still water smaller than a lake
Woods
ford
pond
cultivated land
7. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
Vale
canyon
Whirlpool
bay
8. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
timber
slope
cliff
bay
9. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
beach
delta
river
pass
10. 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
fall line
plateau
sound
river source
11. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
glen
peninsula
marsh
knob
12. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
marsh
bog
dell
reef
13. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
altitude
drainage basin
peninsula
14. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
fall line
prairie
island
15. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
horizon
pass
delta
current
16. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
seaport
sandbar
country
dam
17. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
inlet
forest
continental shelf
18. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
seaport
locks
rapids
left bank
19. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
Whirlpool
junction
tributary
creek
20. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
piedmont
isthmus
terrace
marsh
21. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
Tunnel
elevation
mountain
22. Area of land surrounded by water
shore
precipice
island
dale
23. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
branch
natural resource
channel
inlet
24. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
spit
desert
lake
25. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
piedmont
Woods
peninsula
cavern
26. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
junction
rapids
downstream
dale
27. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
arm
tundra
Waves
summit
28. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
timber
terrace
river source
29. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
forest
strait
branch
seaport
30. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
oasis
ledge
Woods
channel
31. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
oasis
canal
crag
32. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
timberline
point
Volcano
shoreline
33. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
channel
Upstream
Watershed
34. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
sea
gorge
timberline
hill
35. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
strait
cave
island
36. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
lagoon
field
delta
current
37. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
sea
natural resource
tableland
grove
38. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
strait
ford
piedmont
cove
39. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
tundra
longitude
swamp
locks
40. Growing plants
Vegetation
isthmus
brook
ford
41. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
keys
slope
sea
42. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
spit
gorge
longitude
field
43. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
grove
canal
island
locks
44. The edge at the top of a steep place
knob
plateau
brink
cultivated land
45. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
topography
knob
current
summit
46. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
canal
mountain chain
isthmus
Waterfall
47. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
pass
lake
bog
coast
48. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
savanna
Waterfall
tundra
swamp
49. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
fall line
bayou
timberline
cliff
50. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
soil
bank
mountain chain
drainage basin