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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
ridge
point
knob
2. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
shoreline
soil
reef
ridge
3. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
Watershed
spit
tributary
plateau
4. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
keys
brook
swamp
5. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
cave
gulf
elevation
tide
6. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
brink
canal
estuary
brook
7. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
cavern
dike
cultivated land
grove
8. A flow of moving water
stream
glen
natural resource
shore
9. Point where a river begins
mountain
longitude
precipice
river source
10. Growing plants
mine
Vegetation
knoll
delta
11. Valley
dale
prairie
river mouth
channel
12. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
headland
dale
cape
natural resource
13. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
mine
bog
prairie
fjord
14. Direction from which a stream is flowing
hill
piedmont
dam
Upstream
15. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
oasis
crag
summit
16. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
slope
bayou
mesa
ridge
17. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
knob
mouth
crater
slope
18. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
shoal
country
ford
swamp
19. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
strait
mesa
desert
left bank
20. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
island
plain
shoal
21. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
piedmont
pond
Volcano
dale
22. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
cinder cone
point
continental shelf
timber
23. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
brink
soil
coast
snowline
24. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
dune
shore
dell
Vale
25. 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
iceberg
slope
timberline
26. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
breakers
dell
dam
natural resource
27. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
creek
prairie
cove
28. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
left bank
Valley
right bank
29. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
sound
divide
ledge
locks
30. Low land between two hills
Vale
prairie
levee
bayou
31. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
knob
desert
pier
oasis
32. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
estuary
mouth
sea level
canal
33. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mountain range
Woods
altitude
mesa
34. The land near a shore
creek
tributary
river mouth
coast
35. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
Woods
strait
crater
marsh
36. 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
sea
grove
drainage basin
37. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
beach
cultivated land
gorge
38. Stream that flows into another stream
lake
plain
tributary
delta
39. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
canyon
piedmont
gulch
fjord
40. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
island
horizon
shoal
peninsula
41. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
longitude
swamp
tide
Vale
42. A hill at the foot of higher hills
bog
timberline
river mouth
foothill
43. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
point
hill
gulf
grove
44. Area of land surrounded by water
moor
island
slope
snowline
45. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
tableland
ledge
harbor
46. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
country
foothill
dam
marsh
47. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
delta
bank
sea
precipice
48. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
savanna
topography
Watershed
Waves
49. Very steep - high cliff
country
precipice
pond
drainage basin
50. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
crater
mountain chain
fall line
desert