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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. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
crag
canyon
hill
2. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
knoll
peak
ford
dike
3. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
irrigated land
horizon
mine
summit
4. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
knoll
delta
Woods
natural resource
5. An area of land covered with trees
moor
peak
Woods
beach
6. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
atoll
glacier
drainage basin
7. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
island
cliff
creek
reservoir
8. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
Woods
dale
headland
iceberg
9. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
levee
savanna
dike
basin
10. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
reservoir
crater
cliff
cultivated land
11. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
glen
sea
timberline
crag
12. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
dale
timber
arm
ocean
13. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
spit
ridge
marsh
branch
14. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
longitude
left bank
Watershed
15. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
ford
slope
Vegetation
canal
16. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
peak
brink
tributary
17. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
breakers
Waves
ledge
peak
18. Very steep - high cliff
strait
precipice
knob
bog
19. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
ford
archipelago
Woods
dam
20. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
Waterfall
river source
lake
swamp
21. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
timberline
cultivated land
headland
22. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
creek
foothill
right bank
23. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
Vale
precipice
fjord
24. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
pond
bank
basin
lagoon
25. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
tableland
slope
seaport
26. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
delta
downstream
irrigated land
27. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
Wharf
mountain range
channel
country
28. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
terrace
forest
shore
reservoir
29. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
river
pond
pass
timberline
30. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
basin
horizon
field
bay
31. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
cavern
creek
topography
fjord
32. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
bog
creek
ledge
sea
33. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
glen
dam
island
gulch
34. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
Vegetation
bayou
levee
brook
35. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
field
basin
river
piedmont
36. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
dell
current
earth
Valley
37. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
creek
drainage basin
cavern
gulf
38. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
oasis
reservoir
tableland
earth
39. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
meadow
cinder cone
junction
grove
40. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
coast
plain
summit
continental shelf
41. A small wood without underbrush
Waterfall
bayou
gulf
grove
42. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
plateau
lake
tableland
earth
43. Chain of mountains
chasm
estuary
mountain chain
drainage basin
44. West-east measurement of position on the earth
soil
Waves
lake
longitude
45. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
levee
Wharf
soil
mesa
46. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
tundra
point
cape
desert
47. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
dune
spit
Wharf
48. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
glen
sea level
altitude
knoll
49. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
downstream
terrace
dam
dale
50. Smooth - rounded hill
chasm
gorge
dike
knob