Geography Definitions

Question 1

The elevation of an object in relationship to a given plane, often sea level

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Altitude

Question 2

A body of water interspersed with many isles

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Archipelago

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A long, narrow passage of water; a creek

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Arm

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A ring-shaped coral reef, island, or set of small islands nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon

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Atoll

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A steep slope of ground rising from a lake, a river, or the sea

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Bank

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A hollow place for water; an enclosed part of water, forming a broad space within a strait or narrow entrance; a little bay

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Basin

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An arm of the sea, extending into the land, smaller than a gulf and larger than a creek

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Bay

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A soggy, swampy, slow-moving body of water, obstructed by vegetation

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Bayou

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The shore of the sea or of a lake, washed by the tide and waves

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Beach

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A high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea

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Bluff

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Soft, wet ground covered with grass or other plants, too soft to bear a man

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Bog

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A smaller stream running into a larger one or proceeding from it

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Branch

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A rock that breaks the waves; a wave that breaks against a rock, a sand bank, or the shore, exhibition a white foam

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Breakers

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The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice or the bank of a river

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Brink

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A small natural stream of water; a current flowing from a spring

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Brook

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An artificial cut or passage for water used for transportation

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Canal

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A long, deep hollow with steep, rocky sides worn by a stream or torrent of water

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Canyon

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A head land; the head, point, or termination of a neck of land, extending some distance into the sea beyond the common shore

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Cape

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A hollow place in the earth; a subterraneous cavern; a den; may be natural or artificial

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Cave

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A deep, naturally hollow place in the earth, deeper than a cave

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Cavern

Question 21

An arm of the sea; a straight or narrow sea between two continents or between a continent and an isle

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Channel

Question 22

A cleft or fissure in a rock or the earth’s surface caused by a disrupture

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Chasm

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A cone-shaped hill of volcanic material surrounding an opening in the earth

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Cinder cone

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A high, steep almost vertical rock, usually on a coast

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Cliff

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A high, steep almost vertical rock, usually on a coast

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Cliff

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The edge or margin of the land next to the sea; the seashore

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Coast

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A great extent of land, not disjoined or interrupted by a sea

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Continent

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The edge of a continent that is submerged in water

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Continental shelf

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Any tract of land or inhabited lang; any region, as distinguished from other regions; a kingdom, state, or lesser district

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Country

Question 30

A small inlet or bay; a recess in the sea shore

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Cove

Question 31

A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken rock or point of a rock

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Crag

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The aperture or mouth of a volcano

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Crater

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A small inlet; a recess in the shore of the sea or of a river; a small stream

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Creek

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Land prepared for crops

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Cultivated land

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A flowing or passing of water; a stream

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Current

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A low place between hills; a vale or valley

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Dale

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A bank or mound of earth; any wall or a frame of wood raised to obstruct a current of water

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Dam

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Dell

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A small vale with woods

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Delta

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An area of triangular shape

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Desert

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A vast area of low precipitation, often sandy

Question 41

Desert

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A vast area of low precipitation, often a sandy plain

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Dike

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A ditch, a mound of earth, stones, or other materials intended to prevent lowlands from being inundated by a sea or a river

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Divide

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A ridge that determines the direction water drains for adjacent water systems; a watershed

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Downstream

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A direction a river flows; flowing with the current

Question 45

Area drained by a river and its tributaries; a watershed

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Drainage basin

Question 46

Hill, mound, or ridge of sand formed by wind

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Dune

Question 47

The terraqueous globe that we inhabit

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Earth

Question 48

Elevated ground; a rising ground; a hill or mountain

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Elevation

Question 49

An arm of the sea; the mouth of a river or lake where the tide meets the current

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Estuary

Question 50

The point where rivers descend rapidly due to a distinct decline in elevation

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Fall Line

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A piece of land enclosed for tillage or pasture

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Field

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A long, narrow, deep valley formed by glacial erosion and flooded by ocean water

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Fjord

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A hill at the base of a mountain

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Foothill

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A place in a river or other water where it may be passed by man or beast on foot or by wading

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Ford

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An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees

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Forest

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A field or an immense mass of ice formed in deep but elevated valleys, remaining frozen throughout the heat of summer

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Glacier

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A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills

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Glen

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A narrow hollow with steep, rocky sides worn by a stream or torrent of water

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Gorge

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A wood of small extent

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Grove

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A small narrow hollow with steep walls worn by a stream or torrent of water

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Gulch

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A recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into the land; a tract of water extending from the ocean or a sea into the land between two points or promontories; a large bay

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Gulf

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A poor or haven for ships; a bay or inlet of the sea where ships can moor

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Harbor