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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. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
bayou
seaport
foothill
2. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
tundra
cape
stream
crater
3. The line where the land meets the water
continental shelf
ridge
chasm
shoreline
4. A small sheltered inlet or bay
Waves
irrigated land
cove
natural resource
5. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
slope
hill
peninsula
ocean
6. Very steep - high cliff
timber
precipice
point
inlet
7. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
fall line
arm
mouth
summit
8. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
peninsula
earth
foothill
peak
9. 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
estuary
river source
bog
pier
10. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
reservoir
sea
rapids
arm
11. A hill at the foot of higher hills
breakers
foothill
shoreline
Valley
12. Area of land surrounded by water
glen
mountain
estuary
island
13. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
tundra
glacier
right bank
piedmont
14. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
horizon
arm
Tunnel
iceberg
15. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
hill
timberline
dale
swamp
16. Russian term for mid-latitude
sandbar
knob
steppe
brook
17. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
moor
drainage basin
oasis
18. Small - round hill or mound
Waterfall
continent
current
knoll
19. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
snowline
atoll
irrigated land
archipelago
20. Growing plants
estuary
desert
levee
Vegetation
21. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
basin
dam
mesa
marsh
22. Point where a river empties and ends its course
elevation
inlet
fjord
river mouth
23. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
cove
steppe
bog
24. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
continent
soil
dune
25. A small wood without underbrush
forest
peninsula
grove
brook
26. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
gulf
tundra
meadow
crater
27. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
peninsula
estuary
Waterfall
gulf
28. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
slope
sea
bay
plateau
29. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
dale
Woods
irrigated land
plateau
30. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
irrigated land
channel
mine
mesa
31. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
timber
Valley
cultivated land
topography
32. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
country
topography
lagoon
Watershed
33. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
sea level
cultivated land
savanna
34. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
reef
shoreline
lake
strait
35. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
shore
locks
field
36. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
breakers
desert
shoal
ridge
37. 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
horizon
continental shelf
forest
hill
38. 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
spit
Whirlpool
piedmont
headland
39. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
foothill
brink
mouth
junction
40. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
desert
pasture
gorge
41. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
rapids
beach
mouth
locks
42. 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
continent
earth
fall line
arm
43. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
basin
topography
pier
44. Stream that flows into another stream
lagoon
cape
cinder cone
tributary
45. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
atoll
river
levee
cave
46. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
cape
seaport
moor
47. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
brink
knob
pasture
archipelago
48. A secluded narrow valley
horizon
strait
glen
oasis
49. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
stream
grove
seaport
canyon
50. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
arm
savanna
breakers
soil