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Geography
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geography
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
cultivated land
Whirlpool
cape
2. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
delta
foothill
lake
prairie
3. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
Valley
knoll
channel
dell
4. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
shoal
pasture
cultivated land
Woods
5. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
reservoir
tundra
Vale
piedmont
6. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
river source
Tunnel
steppe
island
7. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
dell
strait
lake
shore
8. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
desert
levee
cavern
tableland
9. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
topography
cinder cone
glen
fall line
10. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
plateau
current
dike
mesa
11. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
moor
meadow
delta
mountain range
12. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
precipice
Woods
crater
cavern
13. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
knoll
Wharf
pier
ford
14. Point where a river begins
river source
continent
pond
ocean
15. Russian term for mid-latitude
breakers
desert
steppe
bay
16. North-south measurement of position on the earth
cave
pier
dale
latitude
17. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
rapids
plain
inlet
bank
18. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
iceberg
reservoir
chasm
19. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
Waves
reef
seaport
slope
20. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
mountain
rapids
mountain chain
21. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
current
peak
inlet
levee
22. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
crater
brink
stream
sea
23. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
Vale
Watershed
hill
breakers
24. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
inlet
ocean
cove
25. The edge at the top of a steep place
country
steppe
cultivated land
brink
26. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
country
right bank
dale
glacier
27. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
sea
reservoir
cultivated land
land
28. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
tributary
cave
meadow
pasture
29. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
tributary
delta
estuary
30. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
latitude
soil
dell
keys
31. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
bank
estuary
Valley
32. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
Volcano
junction
Upstream
bayou
33. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
Tunnel
divide
timber
34. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
river mouth
crag
dam
downstream
35. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
junction
locks
plateau
Watershed
36. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
delta
cavern
glacier
37. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
sea level
snowline
cultivated land
moor
38. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
precipice
moor
pass
atoll
39. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
snowline
shore
Watershed
40. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
knob
cultivated land
ledge
cape
41. 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
mine
fall line
pond
pass
42. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
tundra
bog
dale
creek
43. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
headland
dale
crag
Vegetation
44. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
cove
stream
spit
headland
45. Highest part of a hill or mountain
bluff
dam
chasm
summit
46. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
knoll
timber
estuary
glen
47. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
mesa
basin
soil
timberline
48. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Watershed
cove
meadow
Waves
49. 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
glen
iceberg
moor
bog
50. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
cinder cone
current
elevation
gulf