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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. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
river source
basin
beach
branch
2. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
cavern
island
atoll
hill
3. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
pier
cinder cone
levee
plateau
4. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
sea
delta
timber
branch
5. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
beach
keys
arm
sandbar
6. West-east measurement of position on the earth
headland
longitude
continent
dale
7. Creek
brook
topography
horizon
atoll
8. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
grove
cave
dune
dam
9. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
rapids
current
Vale
10. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
plain
field
gulch
11. An area of land covered with trees
fjord
Woods
river source
elevation
12. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
timber
chasm
crag
point
13. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
creek
ford
ledge
14. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
mountain chain
creek
longitude
pond
15. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
pool
bayou
ledge
16. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
sea level
ford
right bank
17. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
terrace
sandbar
locks
drainage basin
18. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
cavern
bayou
bank
19. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
branch
marsh
foothill
dell
20. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
mountain chain
field
desert
horizon
21. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
seaport
terrace
river source
slope
22. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
foothill
hill
coast
pasture
23. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
pool
brink
marsh
plain
24. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
ledge
slope
bank
25. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
Volcano
sea
beach
26. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
glen
ocean
gulf
strait
27. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
pond
savanna
timberline
28. 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
reservoir
gulch
steppe
Whirlpool
29. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
rapids
crater
cape
moor
30. 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
point
Volcano
prairie
ledge
31. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
continent
rapids
reservoir
crater
32. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
tributary
fjord
tide
left bank
33. Russian term for mid-latitude
lake
crater
steppe
plain
34. A flow of moving water
irrigated land
altitude
sea level
stream
35. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
pool
left bank
piedmont
36. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
plain
Waves
fjord
37. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
plain
delta
point
38. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
moor
Valley
country
gorge
39. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
dam
moor
Upstream
peninsula
40. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
field
longitude
lake
river source
41. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
oasis
lagoon
piedmont
pier
42. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
divide
headland
gulf
glacier
43. 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
dell
continental shelf
river
oasis
44. Valley
dale
pool
knob
field
45. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
creek
isthmus
oasis
gulf
46. The angular distance of something above the sea
elevation
snowline
cavern
moor
47. Stream that flows into another stream
grove
plain
tributary
pool
48. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Waves
sea
sandbar
ledge
49. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
tundra
mountain range
soil
50. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
Tunnel
crag
coast
bay