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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Point where a river empties and ends its course
mine
Valley
ocean
river mouth
2. The angular distance of something above the sea
Woods
elevation
altitude
horizon
3. 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
timberline
soil
continental shelf
4. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
cave
peak
cinder cone
current
5. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
canal
levee
cavern
junction
6. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
beach
right bank
peninsula
continental shelf
7. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
reef
snowline
mountain chain
8. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
fjord
reef
savanna
mouth
9. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
natural resource
river source
bayou
pool
10. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
Waves
hill
canal
Whirlpool
11. Creek
bay
Waterfall
altitude
brook
12. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
brook
field
Tunnel
irrigated land
13. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
isthmus
elevation
Upstream
14. Body of still water smaller than a lake
crater
terrace
Upstream
pond
15. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
branch
swamp
peninsula
country
16. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
river source
bank
soil
17. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
irrigated land
snowline
pasture
18. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
sea level
longitude
chasm
19. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
cove
harbor
desert
Tunnel
20. Point where a river begins
dale
gulf
river source
glen
21. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
fjord
hill
soil
steppe
22. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
moor
reef
dell
atoll
23. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
tributary
ford
altitude
slope
24. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
downstream
isthmus
sandbar
mountain range
25. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
Waterfall
savanna
delta
ridge
26. A small sheltered inlet or bay
gulch
fjord
ledge
cove
27. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
locks
left bank
cultivated land
savanna
28. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
strait
cinder cone
oasis
sea level
29. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
breakers
bank
prairie
moor
30. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
meadow
tableland
plateau
Upstream
31. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
Valley
canal
iceberg
32. North-south measurement of position on the earth
tide
cove
estuary
latitude
33. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
tundra
longitude
spit
knob
34. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
Wharf
estuary
shoal
slope
35. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
locks
fall line
spit
country
36. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
bay
canal
junction
Vale
37. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
bay
harbor
divide
strait
38. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
bayou
gulf
precipice
lake
39. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
atoll
Volcano
crag
dune
40. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
shore
keys
breakers
41. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
plain
reef
tableland
rapids
42. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
cinder cone
snowline
cape
43. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
peninsula
savanna
ridge
mountain
44. A hill at the foot of higher hills
cavern
fjord
foothill
earth
45. The land near a shore
land
Waves
coast
junction
46. 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
natural resource
lagoon
seaport
47. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
current
lagoon
mine
irrigated land
48. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
river
hill
pass
49. Area of land surrounded by water
island
Whirlpool
coast
peak
50. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
timber
pier
cliff
bog