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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 apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
precipice
timber
prairie
2. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
terrace
crater
Vale
headland
3. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
slope
canyon
piedmont
keys
4. Small - round hill or mound
downstream
knoll
crag
terrace
5. The angular distance of something above the sea
desert
fall line
reservoir
elevation
6. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
inlet
archipelago
ocean
altitude
7. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
Waterfall
ridge
Wharf
reservoir
8. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
sea
strait
isthmus
tide
9. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
pasture
peninsula
right bank
10. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
pond
creek
seaport
estuary
11. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
crater
arm
strait
12. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
dell
Tunnel
bay
atoll
13. Low land between two hills
Vale
irrigated land
bog
tributary
14. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
piedmont
cove
tide
15. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
basin
cape
plain
16. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
Woods
shoreline
precipice
isthmus
17. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bluff
forest
bank
horizon
18. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
ocean
canyon
altitude
pass
19. Creek
brook
Volcano
Tunnel
basin
20. Stream that flows into another stream
gorge
tributary
Valley
soil
21. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
ocean
dell
summit
slope
22. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
brink
Volcano
knoll
pier
23. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
keys
Watershed
continent
24. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
fjord
pasture
atoll
timber
25. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
shore
timberline
chasm
horizon
26. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
inlet
swamp
earth
dam
27. Deep spot in a stream
oasis
cove
mine
pool
28. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
junction
soil
Wharf
29. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
ocean
ledge
mountain chain
30. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
downstream
piedmont
shore
31. A flow of moving water
basin
reservoir
stream
sound
32. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
ridge
snowline
harbor
33. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
glacier
bank
stream
34. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
bluff
dell
ford
downstream
35. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
island
Waves
snowline
tundra
36. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
levee
savanna
continental shelf
spit
37. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
gorge
snowline
tide
bayou
38. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
pool
Watershed
channel
Tunnel
39. 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
bank
delta
fall line
archipelago
40. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
Waves
reservoir
dell
tundra
41. West-east measurement of position on the earth
Woods
mouth
cave
longitude
42. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
pond
bayou
mine
sea
43. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
peak
mountain chain
inlet
cave
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
snowline
prairie
shore
archipelago
45. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
isthmus
plain
lagoon
downstream
46. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
pond
gorge
downstream
spit
47. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
locks
coast
basin
shoal
48. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
levee
drainage basin
Tunnel
49. Series of connecting mountains
plain
cinder cone
foothill
mountain range
50. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
dell
pond
peak
knoll