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Question 1

The study of the natural features of Earth.

Answer 1

Physical Geography

Question 2

A chain of islands

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Archipelago

Question 3

A geographic depression, often filled with water

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Basin

Question 4

A body of water partially surrounded by land

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Bay

Question 5

A plain at the mouth of a river, often triangular in shape

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Delta

Question 6

An imaginary line drawn across the middle of the globe

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Equator

Question 7

A plain on either side of a river

Answer 7

Flood plain

Question 8

The climate zones of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles

Answer 8

Frigid zones

Question 9

Communities often settle in flood plains because the sediment deposited by flooding is _____ in minerals and ____ farming soil

Answer 9

Communities often settle in flood plains because the sediment deposited by flooding is rich in minerals and good farming soil

Question 10

A large, slow-moving mass of snow and ice

Answer 10

Glacier

Question 11

A raised area of land under 2,000 feet in height

Answer 11

Hill

Question 12

An area of land completely surrounded by water

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Island

Question 13

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger regions

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Isthmus

Question 14

Imaginary horizontal lines that run across the globe

Answer 14

Lines of latitude

Question 15

Lines of latitude are measured in degrees, minutes, and _______

Answer 15

seconds

Question 16

Imaginary vertical lines that run across the globe

Answer 16

Lines of longitude

Question 17

Lines of longitude are measured in ______, minutes, and seconds

Answer 17

degrees

Question 18

The prime meridian is a line of _________

Answer 18

longitude

Question 19

The International Date Line has a measure of roughly ______

Answer 19

180 degrees

Question 20

How many time zones are there across the globe?

Answer 20

24

Question 21

A raised area of land greater than 2,000 feet in height

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Mountain

Question 22

The area at the bottom of the mountain

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the base of the mountain

Question 23

The top of the mountain

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the peak

Question 24

When the mountain stretches over a distance, the peak is referred to as a

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ridge

Question 25

A gap between mountains

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Mountain pass

Question 26

The point where a river enters a sea or lake

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Mouth

Question 27

A region mostly surrounded by water, but still connected to land

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Peninsula

Question 28

A large, flat area raised above the surrounding area

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Plateau

Question 29

A line of longitude that is 0 degrees longitude

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Prime meridian

Question 30

The origin point of a river

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source

Question 31

A narrow body of water between two land-masses

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Strait

Question 32

The climate zones that lie between the tropical latitudes and the polar circles

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Temperate latitudes

Question 33

A river or stream that flows into another river

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Tributary

Question 34

A river or stream made when the flow of water leaves a larger river

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Branch

Question 35

The climate zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

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Tropic Latitudes

Question 36

The imaginary line of latitude at about 23 degrees south of the Equator - marks the point farthest south where the sun can be seen directly overhead

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Tropic of Cancer

Question 37

The imaginary line of latitude at about 23 degrees north of the Equator - marks the point farthest north where the sun can be seen directly overhead

Answer 37

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 38

A low stretch of land between raised areas of land

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Valley