Geography Review Terms 2013 Vocabulary Challenge

1. Geography Review Terms2013Vocabulary Challenge Respectfully Submitted C. Stephen Ingraham

2. Geography Challenge The Land along a sea or ocean. • Cataract b) Bay c) Coast d) Delta.

3. Geography Challenge The large body of salt water, smaller than an ocean. • Isthmus b) Sea c) Sea Level d) Strait.

4. Geography Challenge A long low area of land, usually with a river flowing through it usually between hills or mountains. • Canyon b) Island c) Mesa d) Valley.

5. Geography Challenge The triangle-shaped area of land along a sea or coast. a) Cataract b) Bay c) Coast d) Delta.

6. Geography Challenge An area of water and fertile land with desert on all sides. a) River b) Reef c) Oasis d) Mouth of River.

7. Geography Challenge A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. a) Isthmus b) Sea c) Sea Level d) Strait.

8. Geography Challenge A dry land with few plants. • Hill b) Island c) Mesa d) Desert.

9. Geography Challenge The flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by the silt deposited by floods. • Coastal plain b) Lagoon c) Lake d) Flood plain.

10. Geography Challenge The highest kind of land. a) Volcano b) Mountain c) Peak d) Mountain Range.

11. Geography Challenge A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land. • Isthmus b) Sea c) Sea Level d) Strait.

12. Geography Challenge A bowl –shaped area of land surrounded by higher land. a) Canyon b) Basin c) Cliff d) Dune.

13. Geography Challenge The land that is almost completely surrounded by water. • Plateau b) Peninsula c) Savanna d) Foothills.

14. Geography Challenge A man-made waterway used for irrigation or transportation is called a ? a) Gulf b) Lagoon c) Lake d) Canal.

15. Geography Challenge Any stream of fresh water that flows by gravity from an upland source across the land. • Tributary b) Reef c) Oasis d) River.

16. Geography Challenge A stream or river that empties into a larger river. a) Tributary b) Glacier c) Fjord d) Strait.

17. Geography Challenge Bonus Questions

18. Geography Challenge A large waterfall is called a) Cataract b) Bay c) Coast d) Delta.

19. Geography Challenge A point of land that extends into water. • Cataract b) Bay c) Coast d) Delta.

20. Geography Challenge A body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay. a) Gulf b) Lagoon c) Lake d) Flood plain.

21. Geography Challenge A body of water that is part of a sea or ocean and is partly enclosed by land. a) Cataract b) Bay c) Coast d) Delta.

22. Geography Challenge A high, steep face of rock or earth. • Canyon b) Bluff c) Mesa d) Dune.

23. Geography Challenge A high, steep face of rock or earth. • Canyon b) Basin c) Cliff d) Dune.

24. Geography Challenge A deep, narrow valley with steep sides. • Canyon b) Basin c) Cliff d) Dune.

25. Geography Challenge A hill of sand piled up by the wind. • Canyon b) Basin c) Cliff d) Dune.

26. Geography Challenge A body of water with land on all sides. a) Gulf b) Lagoon c) Lake d) Flood plain.

27. Geography Challenge A body of shallow water. a) Gulf b) Lagoon c) Lake d) Flood plain.

28. Geography Challenge The area of flat land along a sea or ocean. a) Coastal plain b) Lagoon c) Lake d) Flood plain.

29. Geography Challenge The area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land. • Timber line b) Marsh c) Fall line d) Flood plain.

30. Geography Challenge The line on a mountain above which it is too cold for trees to grow. a) Timber line b) Marsh c) Fall line d) Flood plain.

31. Geography Challenge A lowland with moist soil and tall grasses. • Marsh b) Riverbank c) Source of river d) Swamp.

32. Geography Challenge An area of low, wet land with trees. • Marsh b) Riverbank c) Source of river d) Swamp.

33. Geography Challenge The land along a river. • Marsh b) Riverbank c) Source of river d) Swamp.

34. Geography Challenge The level that is even with the surface of an ocean or sea. • Isthmus b) Sea c) Sea Level d) Strait.

35. Geography Challenge A deep, narrow part of a sea or ocean, between high, steep banks. • Tributary b) Glacier c) Fjord d) Strait.

36. Geography Challenge A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land. • Tributary b) Glacier c) Fjord d) Strait.

37. Geography Challenge The place where a river empties into another body of water. • River b) Reef c) Oasis d) Mouth of River.

38. Geography Challenge The place where a river begins. • Marsh b) Riverbank c) Source of river d) Swamp.

39. Geography Challenge The land that gently rises above the land around it. a) Hill b) Island c) Mesa d) Desert.

40. Geography Challenge A land that has water on all sides. a) Hill b) Island c) Mesa d) Desert.

41. Geography Challenge A flat-topped mountain with steep sides. a) Hill b) Island c) Mesa d) Desert.

42. Geography Challenge A large area of glass land containing scattered trees. a) Plateau b) Peninsula c) Savanna d) Foothills.

43. Geography Challenge The hilly area at the base of a mountain. a) Plateau b) Peninsula c) Savanna d) Foothills.

44. Geography Challenge A large area of high, flat land with steep sides. a) Plateau b) Peninsula c) Savanna d) Foothills.

45. Geography Challenge An opening in the earth, often raised, through which, lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out. a) Volcano b) Mountain c) Peak d) Mountain Range.

46. Geography Challenge The top of a mountain. a) Volcano b) Mountain c) Peak d) Mountain Range.

47. Geography Challenge A row of mountains. • Mountain Pass b) Mountain c) Peak d) Mountain Range.

48. Geography Challenge A gap between mountains. a) Mountain Pass b) Mountain c) Peak d) Mountain Range.

49. Geography Challenge A ridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea or ocean. a) River b) Reef c) Oasis d) Mouth of River.

50. Geography Challenge An area of flat land. • Plain b) Reef c) Oasis d) Valley.