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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. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
shore
desert
elevation
sound
2. 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
dune
continental shelf
bank
mouth
3. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
field
bluff
ridge
mine
4. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
topography
ocean
grove
slope
5. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
stream
rapids
natural resource
precipice
6. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
sea
steppe
headland
Waterfall
7. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
terrace
creek
cape
reservoir
8. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
ford
tide
mountain
chasm
9. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
coast
dell
gulch
sound
10. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
snowline
locks
river
cape
11. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
mouth
cape
cultivated land
12. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
iceberg
irrigated land
point
terrace
13. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
plain
marsh
iceberg
creek
14. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
reservoir
right bank
gorge
swamp
15. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
shoal
country
Vegetation
16. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Waves
dell
gulf
precipice
17. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
inlet
cinder cone
bog
18. The edge at the top of a steep place
sandbar
bog
plateau
brink
19. 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
archipelago
plateau
Waves
Whirlpool
20. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
mesa
pool
cape
21. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
bay
lagoon
Watershed
left bank
22. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
pier
meadow
coast
divide
23. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
harbor
drainage basin
dike
tide
24. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
brink
atoll
cliff
pass
25. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
knob
sound
lake
spit
26. A flow of moving water
isthmus
basin
land
stream
27. The land near a shore
knob
snowline
beach
coast
28. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
river source
keys
archipelago
pass
29. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
dike
reef
plain
marsh
30. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
field
savanna
pond
31. Deep spot in a stream
pool
gorge
irrigated land
point
32. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cavern
longitude
elevation
cinder cone
33. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
Wharf
latitude
current
savanna
34. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
slope
crater
breakers
bay
35. A hill at the foot of higher hills
cultivated land
channel
foothill
basin
36. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
natural resource
land
shore
Woods
37. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
Waves
meadow
Tunnel
38. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
sea
Watershed
iceberg
cavern
39. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
altitude
mountain range
spit
bayou
40. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
foothill
mountain
tide
channel
41. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Watershed
elevation
river
coast
42. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
horizon
fall line
swamp
peak
43. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
gulf
prairie
reef
44. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
pass
country
cavern
pasture
45. Point where a river begins
tide
river source
longitude
right bank
46. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
brink
sandbar
timberline
grove
47. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
spit
tributary
natural resource
strait
48. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
mouth
iceberg
gulch
49. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
altitude
oasis
ford
branch
50. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
stream
right bank
ledge
Waterfall