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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. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
irrigated land
terrace
tundra
peninsula
2. Valley
sea level
breakers
Waterfall
dale
3. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
locks
Waterfall
shoal
sea level
4. A hill at the foot of higher hills
cove
Waterfall
dale
foothill
5. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
archipelago
bayou
inlet
longitude
6. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
pasture
latitude
continent
cave
7. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
Whirlpool
grove
iceberg
piedmont
8. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
fall line
timberline
soil
swamp
9. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
locks
topography
irrigated land
bank
10. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
crag
cavern
cliff
natural resource
11. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
delta
snowline
mountain
pass
12. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
timber
precipice
seaport
irrigated land
13. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
foothill
sea level
cavern
14. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
canyon
lake
bayou
creek
15. Area of land surrounded by water
bay
delta
mesa
island
16. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
estuary
tundra
piedmont
17. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
estuary
slope
point
keys
18. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
island
spit
seaport
19. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
country
Volcano
headland
bayou
20. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
forest
brook
archipelago
breakers
21. 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
delta
canal
tableland
bog
22. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
canyon
oasis
ridge
gulch
23. Chain of mountains
strait
topography
mountain chain
sandbar
24. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
dike
dale
ford
longitude
25. Body of still water smaller than a lake
junction
pond
knob
Whirlpool
26. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
prairie
pasture
plateau
lake
27. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
downstream
dune
pass
28. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
stream
mine
altitude
horizon
29. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
current
sandbar
Volcano
knob
30. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
brink
sound
Upstream
pasture
31. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
branch
mountain range
cultivated land
downstream
32. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
mountain chain
precipice
canyon
continental shelf
33. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
forest
timberline
fjord
34. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
latitude
continental shelf
bog
35. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
hill
glacier
atoll
right bank
36. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
Volcano
knob
land
37. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
branch
ford
drainage basin
ocean
38. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
canal
seaport
breakers
divide
39. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
dune
Watershed
ridge
strait
40. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
levee
delta
sea level
archipelago
41. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
downstream
snowline
island
plain
42. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
tundra
lagoon
horizon
lake
43. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
sea level
branch
cinder cone
Tunnel
44. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
spit
mountain chain
river source
mesa
45. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
cape
bank
Volcano
Tunnel
46. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
downstream
Waterfall
harbor
47. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
left bank
field
seaport
48. West-east measurement of position on the earth
desert
timberline
longitude
divide
49. A secluded narrow valley
glen
channel
country
sound
50. 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
cape
piedmont
prairie
mine