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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. West-east measurement of position on the earth
brook
longitude
reservoir
timber
2. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reef
reservoir
dell
cinder cone
3. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
latitude
pond
pier
island
4. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
desert
point
altitude
5. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
Waterfall
marsh
dam
bay
6. Russian term for mid-latitude
dam
basin
arm
steppe
7. Body of still water smaller than a lake
river
pond
sea
knoll
8. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
forest
junction
longitude
9. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
dike
swamp
chasm
left bank
10. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
snowline
bayou
chasm
spit
11. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
terrace
continent
estuary
precipice
12. 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
downstream
fall line
cinder cone
seaport
13. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
archipelago
foothill
pasture
river source
14. Point where a river empties and ends its course
keys
topography
river mouth
basin
15. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
earth
harbor
crag
cavern
16. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
brook
plateau
longitude
17. A hill at the foot of higher hills
island
steppe
iceberg
foothill
18. Series of connecting mountains
shoal
meadow
forest
mountain range
19. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
pasture
piedmont
sandbar
summit
20. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
slope
river
creek
Watershed
21. An area of land covered with trees
ledge
Woods
longitude
cinder cone
22. An open land free of woods and buildings
foothill
field
forest
pond
23. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
divide
rapids
latitude
swamp
24. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
desert
snowline
peak
iceberg
25. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
shore
mine
earth
26. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
snowline
Tunnel
sea level
27. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
mountain
knob
atoll
28. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
river
pool
bog
natural resource
29. A small sheltered inlet or bay
latitude
cove
cultivated land
mountain chain
30. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
river mouth
delta
pasture
plateau
31. Very steep - high cliff
bayou
precipice
Waves
natural resource
32. Deep spot in a stream
knob
peak
cove
pool
33. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
plateau
Whirlpool
grove
altitude
34. Point where a river begins
fall line
dike
river source
shoal
35. A secluded narrow valley
grove
left bank
glen
knoll
36. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
tableland
canal
ford
iceberg
37. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
bluff
headland
spit
38. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
fjord
levee
iceberg
bank
39. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
ocean
knoll
mountain chain
40. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
Tunnel
atoll
sea level
peninsula
41. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
reef
canyon
Volcano
mountain
42. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Woods
fjord
right bank
cliff
43. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
land
oasis
Volcano
44. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
cultivated land
elevation
sea level
45. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
isthmus
crag
spit
river source
46. The apparent junction of earth and sky
coast
inlet
plain
horizon
47. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
oasis
sea
headland
reef
48. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
savanna
strait
sound
gulch
49. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
timberline
beach
plateau
50. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
gulch
hill
delta
gorge