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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. Stream that flows into another stream
continental shelf
tributary
Vegetation
atoll
2. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
chasm
hill
channel
beach
3. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
dune
left bank
horizon
point
4. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
canyon
plain
dune
5. The angular distance of something above the sea
rapids
channel
dike
elevation
6. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
swamp
mountain chain
natural resource
7. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
current
bay
foothill
8. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
longitude
pier
plateau
cave
9. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
delta
sandbar
cultivated land
marsh
10. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
irrigated land
natural resource
pool
11. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
Upstream
reef
cape
harbor
12. West-east measurement of position on the earth
isthmus
longitude
Woods
mountain chain
13. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ford
basin
savanna
ocean
14. The edge at the top of a steep place
fjord
arm
Waterfall
brink
15. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
pond
land
mesa
locks
16. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
savanna
cavern
mountain chain
gorge
17. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
shoreline
hill
foothill
Waves
18. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
bayou
arm
gulch
tide
19. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
Waterfall
peninsula
latitude
pass
20. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
horizon
summit
irrigated land
21. Deep spot in a stream
Vegetation
pool
divide
atoll
22. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
pasture
gulf
cavern
latitude
23. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Vale
left bank
cinder cone
cliff
24. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
terrace
plateau
pier
piedmont
25. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
oasis
chasm
glen
26. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
Whirlpool
mesa
mountain
island
27. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
country
Watershed
irrigated land
forest
28. 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
basin
chasm
estuary
29. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river source
pier
river mouth
grove
30. The land near a shore
timberline
terrace
coast
Tunnel
31. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
gorge
crater
ford
32. A high - steep bank
elevation
savanna
breakers
bluff
33. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
topography
Vegetation
Valley
34. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
bluff
headland
peak
ledge
35. 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
estuary
river
shoal
36. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
slope
fjord
prairie
soil
37. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
Watershed
moor
ridge
tableland
38. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
bank
lake
canal
cultivated land
39. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
cultivated land
Waterfall
meadow
peak
40. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
locks
pier
ridge
continent
41. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
bay
stream
pasture
tundra
42. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
sound
dike
plateau
pond
43. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
plain
elevation
shoal
44. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
fjord
river source
mouth
45. Growing plants
Vegetation
breakers
piedmont
river source
46. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
point
irrigated land
drainage basin
piedmont
47. 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
chasm
Whirlpool
Waves
canyon
48. Valley
rapids
pond
keys
dale
49. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
terrace
pond
Tunnel
50. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
tide
Vegetation
creek