Test: Geography Terms Complete - 20 Questions
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5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- Basin
- Cape
- Plain
- Mesa
- Peninsula
- a A large, "bowl-shaped" depression in the earth's surface
- b A large area of flat or nearly flat land
- c A body of land nearly surrounded by water
- d A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake.
- e A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- a place in the desert made fertile by a steady supply of water
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- A triangular area of land formed from sand & sediment deposits at the mouth of a river.
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- The place where a river empties into another body of water
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- the study of the earth
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- A rounded hill, ridge, or mound, usually made of sand.
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5 True/False Question
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Peak → A ridge of sand, rock, or coral that lies at or near the surface of a sea
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Cataract → A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
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Fjord → A narrow inlet or arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs, esp. in Norway.
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Bay → A large, "bowl-shaped" depression in the earth's surface
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Strait → A large area of flat or nearly flat land
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