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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. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
dam
cavern
continental shelf
stream
2. A small sheltered inlet or bay
lake
soil
branch
cove
3. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
divide
meadow
junction
canyon
4. Russian term for mid-latitude
bank
gorge
current
steppe
5. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
Whirlpool
oasis
savanna
plateau
6. A high - steep bank
iceberg
headland
glen
bluff
7. Direction from which a stream is flowing
prairie
Upstream
Watershed
reservoir
8. Smooth - rounded hill
field
shoreline
knob
dale
9. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
earth
isthmus
sound
ledge
10. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
chasm
branch
pond
channel
11. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
forest
atoll
fall line
12. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
field
soil
seaport
estuary
13. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
Tunnel
headland
ridge
crag
14. The land near a shore
topography
Upstream
coast
brink
15. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
peak
snowline
spit
timber
16. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
current
mesa
downstream
horizon
17. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
archipelago
headland
lagoon
18. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
swamp
coast
irrigated land
altitude
19. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
seaport
timber
tableland
pasture
20. An area of land covered with trees
stream
Woods
Valley
prairie
21. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
cape
shore
breakers
dam
22. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
iceberg
cultivated land
pass
river source
23. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
field
bluff
reservoir
bay
24. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
current
elevation
latitude
25. A secluded narrow valley
earth
glen
junction
timberline
26. Very steep - high cliff
creek
precipice
oasis
river
27. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
archipelago
forest
marsh
current
28. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
dell
mountain range
land
left bank
29. 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
iceberg
harbor
bog
cultivated land
30. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Woods
shore
rapids
cliff
31. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
river
steppe
fall line
glacier
32. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mine
mountain
estuary
gulch
33. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
pass
Waves
archipelago
sea level
34. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
continental shelf
soil
peninsula
gorge
35. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
knoll
grove
tundra
36. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
hill
dike
continental shelf
desert
37. An open land free of woods and buildings
natural resource
field
piedmont
tide
38. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
bay
fall line
Wharf
mine
39. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
elevation
point
branch
island
40. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
island
timberline
creek
41. Creek
meadow
reservoir
brook
knoll
42. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
desert
estuary
continent
shoal
43. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
plateau
cultivated land
Vale
lagoon
44. The angular distance of something above the sea
elevation
fall line
chasm
ford
45. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
piedmont
peak
horizon
forest
46. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
archipelago
Valley
grove
divide
47. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
reef
bank
crag
divide
48. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
sound
breakers
Woods
spit
49. Highest part of a hill or mountain
sea level
summit
pier
atoll
50. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
Whirlpool
cavern
shoal
timberline