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Geography
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
ledge
river source
stream
pier
2. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
peak
lagoon
river
3. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
timberline
creek
arm
4. Russian term for mid-latitude
steppe
fall line
horizon
pasture
5. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
ridge
reservoir
creek
bog
6. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
Tunnel
creek
lake
glacier
7. Point where a river begins
river source
arm
forest
bog
8. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
Valley
oasis
shore
soil
9. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
altitude
gulf
coast
shoreline
10. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
fjord
river source
plateau
11. Valley
arm
horizon
lake
dale
12. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
moor
dune
spit
13. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
hill
locks
Volcano
ledge
14. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
headland
dell
atoll
cinder cone
15. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
natural resource
cavern
iceberg
16. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
sea level
divide
ridge
hill
17. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
estuary
canyon
gulch
oasis
18. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
irrigated land
crater
point
oasis
19. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
bluff
natural resource
shoal
headland
20. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
cave
shoal
mine
21. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
irrigated land
soil
fall line
gulch
22. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
field
tableland
altitude
natural resource
23. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
cape
continent
dike
Waves
24. An open land free of woods and buildings
drainage basin
field
tide
grove
25. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
headland
rapids
cultivated land
Whirlpool
26. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
junction
piedmont
swamp
27. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
timber
plateau
marsh
headland
28. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
gulch
strait
shoal
mountain range
29. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
inlet
moor
canyon
atoll
30. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
river source
moor
bog
31. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
junction
pool
bay
ridge
32. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
arm
tributary
gulch
33. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
pasture
moor
forest
34. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
pass
peninsula
creek
iceberg
35. A small wood without underbrush
right bank
altitude
grove
peninsula
36. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
dike
downstream
canyon
bank
37. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
glen
knob
mouth
ford
38. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
dell
current
glacier
keys
39. Creek
brook
sound
shore
coast
40. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
sound
harbor
ocean
isthmus
41. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
basin
tundra
lake
42. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Upstream
cinder cone
river
gorge
43. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
lake
continental shelf
reservoir
delta
44. 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
mountain chain
levee
prairie
Whirlpool
45. A secluded narrow valley
glen
hill
cinder cone
tableland
46. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
earth
tableland
knob
mesa
47. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
ledge
Waterfall
shoal
divide
48. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
sound
gulch
oasis
country
49. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
peak
cliff
beach
50. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
pond
junction
peak
delta