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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
canal
peninsula
mouth
knoll
2. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
latitude
divide
gorge
Volcano
3. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
spit
harbor
glen
lake
4. 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
Whirlpool
mountain
sea level
grove
5. Low land between two hills
archipelago
Vale
bog
longitude
6. The line where the land meets the water
cinder cone
shoreline
prairie
sea
7. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
marsh
Whirlpool
cape
meadow
8. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
tableland
moor
cliff
soil
9. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
latitude
Woods
mouth
10. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
desert
cape
Woods
soil
11. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
hill
sea level
reef
glacier
12. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
Volcano
Watershed
chasm
13. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
gulch
snowline
meadow
gorge
14. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
Whirlpool
cinder cone
iceberg
branch
15. 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
hill
bog
locks
lake
16. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
shoal
continental shelf
ledge
17. Very steep - high cliff
knoll
right bank
precipice
crater
18. Small - round hill or mound
creek
Woods
knoll
oasis
19. The angular distance of something above the sea
cliff
natural resource
elevation
canyon
20. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
seaport
reef
dike
21. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
prairie
pier
steppe
drainage basin
22. A small wood without underbrush
country
soil
river mouth
grove
23. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
strait
sandbar
oasis
sea
24. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
seaport
oasis
Waterfall
tundra
25. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
beach
sea
terrace
latitude
26. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
mouth
river source
marsh
27. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
lake
continent
sea level
sandbar
28. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
snowline
tableland
basin
29. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
pier
pass
brook
land
30. Deep spot in a stream
glen
pool
tundra
ocean
31. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
fall line
dam
topography
slope
32. A high - steep bank
pier
timber
timberline
bluff
33. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
canal
arm
fall line
dell
34. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
headland
glen
crater
sandbar
35. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
rapids
hill
country
ridge
36. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
Vale
crag
canyon
Watershed
37. Body of still water smaller than a lake
keys
pond
chasm
bayou
38. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
field
country
atoll
tableland
39. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
river source
terrace
longitude
40. West-east measurement of position on the earth
levee
longitude
divide
tributary
41. 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
beach
plateau
latitude
42. Point where a river begins
timber
peak
creek
river source
43. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
Valley
mesa
harbor
headland
44. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
forest
swamp
irrigated land
45. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
reservoir
sea
right bank
tundra
46. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
lagoon
channel
inlet
Wharf
47. An open land free of woods and buildings
lagoon
field
fjord
plateau
48. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
delta
continent
elevation
moor
49. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
right bank
ledge
drainage basin
50. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
peninsula
ledge
pond