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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Point where a river empties and ends its course
tributary
river mouth
tundra
hill
2. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
downstream
strait
left bank
beach
3. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
country
tributary
Watershed
levee
4. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
elevation
dune
harbor
channel
5. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
bog
bay
river source
6. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
latitude
river
horizon
pass
7. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
topography
iceberg
levee
soil
8. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
cinder cone
point
Wharf
9. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
natural resource
channel
Vale
10. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
longitude
peninsula
Watershed
timberline
11. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
atoll
lake
channel
12. 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
delta
prairie
pasture
glen
13. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
sea
Vegetation
ocean
forest
14. A secluded narrow valley
canyon
glen
plateau
Tunnel
15. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
pasture
junction
sea level
downstream
16. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
iceberg
Waterfall
slope
plain
17. Chain of mountains
beach
mountain chain
cavern
ocean
18. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
fjord
timberline
basin
earth
19. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
delta
river source
altitude
divide
20. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
natural resource
steppe
reservoir
21. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
coast
dune
point
22. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
cave
atoll
pond
pasture
23. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
peninsula
cliff
summit
24. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
left bank
delta
headland
pass
25. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
cinder cone
ford
shoal
channel
26. Small - round hill or mound
earth
crag
knoll
peninsula
27. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
desert
Upstream
cape
mountain chain
28. Body of still water smaller than a lake
tributary
pond
ocean
mine
29. Creek
isthmus
terrace
brook
precipice
30. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
lake
brink
branch
dam
31. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
reservoir
keys
sea level
longitude
32. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
Volcano
elevation
seaport
mouth
33. West-east measurement of position on the earth
pond
longitude
cinder cone
glacier
34. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
precipice
hill
ridge
mountain range
35. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
swamp
seaport
country
canyon
36. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
earth
dune
dell
cliff
37. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
longitude
archipelago
inlet
38. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
right bank
summit
mine
39. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
tide
drainage basin
headland
arm
40. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
sea
headland
cape
irrigated land
41. Series of connecting mountains
dale
chasm
mountain range
pasture
42. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
precipice
estuary
fjord
moor
43. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
right bank
shore
latitude
basin
44. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
reservoir
latitude
plateau
branch
45. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
canal
glacier
harbor
46. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
strait
archipelago
mine
dell
47. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
basin
right bank
isthmus
crater
48. 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
pass
ocean
fall line
dike
49. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
branch
dale
shoreline
50. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
cavern
tableland
dike
Vale