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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
drainage basin
sound
moor
inlet
2. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
moor
Whirlpool
Woods
creek
3. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
piedmont
downstream
sea
brook
4. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
delta
savanna
junction
5. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
left bank
dike
timber
arm
6. West-east measurement of position on the earth
cave
iceberg
peak
longitude
7. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
steppe
peak
terrace
dell
8. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
creek
piedmont
mountain range
swamp
9. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
dike
cave
reef
desert
10. Russian term for mid-latitude
delta
hill
mine
steppe
11. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
inlet
irrigated land
latitude
gulf
12. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
longitude
headland
fjord
ford
13. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave
soil
longitude
dune
14. An area of land covered with trees
dam
inlet
Woods
tributary
15. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
spit
arm
iceberg
bank
16. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
reservoir
pool
topography
pass
17. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
longitude
Valley
island
gulf
18. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
harbor
horizon
Waves
arm
19. Series of connecting mountains
Woods
gulch
knob
mountain range
20. 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
spit
dike
fall line
reservoir
21. Body of still water smaller than a lake
bank
inlet
piedmont
pond
22. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
foothill
atoll
estuary
23. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
brink
Volcano
mountain range
cliff
24. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
ocean
cliff
basin
channel
25. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
ford
soil
downstream
land
26. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
Upstream
hill
coast
27. The edge at the top of a steep place
horizon
ocean
brink
right bank
28. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
spit
bluff
Tunnel
29. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
tundra
Volcano
mesa
foothill
30. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
dale
locks
Waves
breakers
31. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
breakers
mine
channel
32. Creek
river source
brook
cove
dam
33. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
tableland
plateau
gorge
spit
34. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
gulch
ridge
sound
arm
35. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
bluff
crater
inlet
savanna
36. 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
mine
forest
continental shelf
Whirlpool
37. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
peak
desert
cultivated land
38. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
terrace
junction
crag
oasis
39. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
ledge
crater
rapids
Watershed
40. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
harbor
arm
cavern
ridge
41. Low land between two hills
locks
Vale
continent
Waterfall
42. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
channel
mouth
pier
43. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
dike
inlet
creek
44. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
tundra
dam
levee
45. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
tide
continent
field
strait
46. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
coast
fjord
arm
47. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
keys
field
shoal
left bank
48. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
elevation
mine
Watershed
locks
49. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
Whirlpool
headland
river
50. 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
cinder cone
point
iceberg
prairie