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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. 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
plateau
grove
seaport
2. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
ocean
drainage basin
downstream
isthmus
3. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
country
snowline
pond
4. West-east measurement of position on the earth
earth
junction
longitude
ridge
5. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
Valley
land
pass
strait
6. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
fjord
Woods
peak
steppe
7. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
chasm
bay
precipice
mine
8. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
bluff
cliff
slope
river
9. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
Volcano
terrace
reef
10. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
divide
cinder cone
reef
point
11. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
brink
channel
fjord
tableland
12. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
snowline
pier
gulf
Watershed
13. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
soil
divide
crag
pass
14. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
bank
tundra
savanna
pasture
15. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
Watershed
tide
cinder cone
channel
16. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
slope
bank
natural resource
Vegetation
17. Point where a river empties and ends its course
Valley
river mouth
shore
plateau
18. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
downstream
rapids
longitude
peninsula
19. A flow of moving water
divide
Wharf
dell
stream
20. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
Wharf
Upstream
reef
iceberg
21. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
gulch
archipelago
ridge
iceberg
22. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
prairie
horizon
dike
country
23. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
shoal
precipice
natural resource
24. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
fjord
drainage basin
Tunnel
creek
25. Any place where water flows in a small circle usually caused by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting
knob
Whirlpool
dune
archipelago
26. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
snowline
cultivated land
mouth
cinder cone
27. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
shoal
Woods
plateau
soil
28. Valley
mountain chain
glacier
dale
rapids
29. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
altitude
beach
estuary
30. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
mountain chain
Valley
channel
pass
31. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
downstream
slope
bog
32. A small wood without underbrush
natural resource
peak
fall line
grove
33. Area of land surrounded by water
desert
peninsula
island
steppe
34. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
arm
field
sandbar
cultivated land
35. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
Woods
rapids
continent
pier
36. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
rapids
cave
right bank
delta
37. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
pool
sandbar
horizon
38. Growing plants
tributary
river source
Vegetation
dune
39. Low land between two hills
shore
elevation
Vale
isthmus
40. Point where a river begins
atoll
Volcano
elevation
river source
41. Deep spot in a stream
rapids
pool
Waterfall
summit
42. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
Valley
canal
shore
lake
43. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
forest
plateau
dike
Whirlpool
44. The land near a shore
downstream
coast
harbor
sea level
45. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
pond
swamp
mouth
dike
46. Creek
inlet
locks
brook
Watershed
47. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
sea level
cavern
Valley
bay
48. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
latitude
piedmont
gorge
lake
49. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
inlet
timberline
cape
50. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
bank
cinder cone
Tunnel
topography