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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
atoll
current
cinder cone
swamp
2. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
pond
topography
atoll
3. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plain
tributary
plateau
altitude
4. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
levee
basin
brink
5. An open land free of woods and buildings
land
field
tributary
glacier
6. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
mountain
canal
mountain range
soil
7. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
basin
fjord
terrace
piedmont
8. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
precipice
stream
Volcano
9. Creek
shore
brook
rapids
delta
10. The apparent junction of earth and sky
cove
brink
pool
horizon
11. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
oasis
river source
downstream
topography
12. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
ridge
shore
knob
tableland
13. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
crater
natural resource
arm
reef
14. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dell
glen
mountain
grove
15. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
dale
mesa
delta
locks
16. Low land between two hills
pond
fall line
fjord
Vale
17. Small - round hill or mound
canal
arm
knoll
fall line
18. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
downstream
harbor
hill
19. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
crag
mesa
junction
earth
20. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
lake
tableland
cultivated land
dam
21. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
inlet
breakers
ocean
altitude
22. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
gorge
canyon
bluff
23. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
Whirlpool
precipice
levee
mouth
24. Valley
tide
forest
harbor
dale
25. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
pass
glacier
mine
horizon
26. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
Woods
bayou
pier
27. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
coast
steppe
Valley
cape
28. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
Upstream
archipelago
arm
29. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
gulch
grove
ridge
harbor
30. Point where a river empties and ends its course
soil
pasture
shoal
river mouth
31. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
natural resource
brink
marsh
plain
32. Series of connecting mountains
gulf
savanna
cinder cone
mountain range
33. 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
knoll
mouth
prairie
ridge
34. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
elevation
moor
shoal
35. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
cultivated land
peak
cavern
36. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
oasis
coast
hill
cape
37. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
current
bayou
junction
mountain
38. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
sound
timber
desert
mesa
39. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
shoal
breakers
beach
pier
40. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
Waves
Watershed
crater
41. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
elevation
swamp
plain
forest
42. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
meadow
soil
creek
snowline
43. Russian term for mid-latitude
Waves
cape
ocean
steppe
44. Direction from which a stream is flowing
piedmont
harbor
branch
Upstream
45. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
tide
shoal
creek
46. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
brink
stream
prairie
ford
47. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
canal
timberline
rapids
estuary
48. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
arm
current
altitude
oasis
49. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
grove
timber
savanna
pass
50. A small wood without underbrush
fjord
steppe
precipice
grove