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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. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
cavern
altitude
pass
moor
2. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
channel
beach
rapids
slope
3. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
Vale
plain
reservoir
terrace
4. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
pass
Volcano
earth
dell
5. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
sea
moor
peninsula
mesa
6. A small sheltered inlet or bay
foothill
mesa
cove
land
7. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
iceberg
arm
cape
8. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
ridge
pass
bayou
9. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
pool
left bank
right bank
branch
10. 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
levee
Whirlpool
field
stream
11. West-east measurement of position on the earth
marsh
longitude
Woods
river mouth
12. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
cultivated land
mine
elevation
reservoir
13. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
shoreline
bay
cultivated land
Woods
14. A high - steep bank
cinder cone
bluff
keys
Upstream
15. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
terrace
timberline
snowline
basin
16. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
iceberg
dale
left bank
desert
17. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
Watershed
bog
keys
country
18. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
ridge
creek
levee
topography
19. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
dam
ledge
harbor
pier
20. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora
bog
timber
peak
headland
21. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
pasture
left bank
hill
22. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
swamp
branch
gulf
oasis
23. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
bay
sea
basin
land
24. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
savanna
timber
piedmont
grove
25. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
crater
summit
beach
precipice
26. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
Tunnel
tundra
mesa
steppe
27. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
swamp
brook
hill
sandbar
28. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
creek
pier
channel
river mouth
29. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
gulch
continental shelf
Waterfall
30. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
timber
snowline
crater
continent
31. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
canyon
plain
Wharf
mountain range
32. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
cave
spit
continental shelf
earth
33. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
Vale
savanna
slope
pasture
34. A hill at the foot of higher hills
Woods
foothill
lagoon
pool
35. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
Wharf
Waterfall
cinder cone
reef
36. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
mouth
desert
tableland
drainage basin
37. A flow of moving water
forest
Vegetation
stream
elevation
38. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
Vale
gorge
ford
39. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
basin
piedmont
dam
40. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
steppe
island
summit
meadow
41. Smooth - rounded hill
strait
knob
chasm
dale
42. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
peninsula
dune
dam
land
43. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
lake
Upstream
natural resource
summit
44. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
brink
fjord
headland
bayou
45. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
arm
earth
river
cliff
46. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
pond
chasm
gorge
longitude
47. An open land free of woods and buildings
Watershed
stream
strait
field
48. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
divide
branch
sea level
49. A secluded narrow valley
stream
glen
latitude
Waterfall
50. Deep spot in a stream
beach
timber
continental shelf
pool