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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 natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
country
bluff
drainage basin
cave
2. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
slope
desert
glen
3. North-south measurement of position on the earth
canal
latitude
cinder cone
Vale
4. 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
prairie
continental shelf
rapids
divide
5. A secluded narrow valley
gulch
junction
bank
glen
6. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
bank
sandbar
current
7. Highest part of a hill or mountain
continent
summit
bank
brink
8. 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
gulf
fall line
cultivated land
pass
9. 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
shoreline
Watershed
cinder cone
Whirlpool
10. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
gorge
slope
Woods
11. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
ridge
Woods
swamp
snowline
12. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
forest
slope
marsh
savanna
13. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
foothill
divide
headland
seaport
14. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
fall line
downstream
tributary
15. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
country
estuary
terrace
downstream
16. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
fall line
crag
Waterfall
17. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
Wharf
Upstream
shoreline
18. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
pass
pond
shoal
tide
19. The line where the land meets the water
right bank
irrigated land
shoreline
locks
20. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
glacier
beach
fjord
estuary
21. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
Wharf
glacier
cape
22. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
bluff
beach
seaport
moor
23. Deep spot in a stream
cape
tributary
locks
pool
24. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
peninsula
gulf
arm
earth
25. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
timber
reservoir
gulch
steppe
26. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
Wharf
ridge
Watershed
shoal
27. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
left bank
timber
field
peak
28. Low land between two hills
lake
Vale
continent
arm
29. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
terrace
elevation
ridge
grove
30. Valley
tide
dale
moor
shore
31. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
current
mountain
earth
Volcano
32. The angular distance of something above the sea
tributary
elevation
tableland
earth
33. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
bluff
atoll
field
hill
34. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
timberline
plain
glen
pool
35. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
summit
Woods
pass
field
36. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
oasis
continent
meadow
sea
37. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
lagoon
brink
right bank
keys
38. Body of still water smaller than a lake
fall line
fjord
pond
field
39. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
dune
arm
brook
horizon
40. Creek
brook
bay
pass
mountain
41. A small wood without underbrush
grove
ridge
cape
left bank
42. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
dune
timber
gulf
cinder cone
43. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
timberline
Wharf
river mouth
ocean
44. Smooth - rounded hill
knob
arm
desert
tundra
45. Area of land surrounded by water
island
reef
dune
hill
46. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
island
pool
forest
47. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
cove
creek
knoll
canal
48. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
lake
swamp
drainage basin
channel
49. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
Tunnel
Vale
horizon
50. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
peak
pier
sound
lagoon