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What is the height of something above the ground?
What do you call a group of many circular islands in a large body of water?
What is a relatively narrow extension jutting out into a large body of water?
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What is a ring-shaped reef composed largely of coral called?
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What is the rising land from the sea known as?
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What do you call a closed or partially closed water area?
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What is a curved inlet or sea enclosed by a curved coastline?
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What term describes marshland with slow-moving water?
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What is a strip of sand or pebbles where land meets the sea called?
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What is a cliff, headland, or hill with a broad, steep face known as?
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What term is used for an area of marshy ground?
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What do you call a stream of river connected to a bigger one?
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What is a heavy sea wave that breaks into foam called?
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What is an extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope?
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What is a small stream referred to as?
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What is an artificial waterway for boats called?
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What do you call a deep gorge with a river?
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What is a headland or promontory?
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What term describes the part of land near the sea?
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What do you call any of the world's continuous expansion of land?
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What is a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent called?
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What do you call a small sheltered bay?
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What is a steep rugged cliff or rock face known as?
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What is a large underground chamber referred to as?
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What do you call a cave or a chamber within a cave?
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What is the bed of a river or a stream called?
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What is a deep opening in the earth's crust referred to as?
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What is a steep conical hill of glassy volcanic lava called?
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What do you call a high steep or high overhanging face of rock?
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What is a dent in the earth made from the impact of an asteroid called?
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What is a minor tributary of a river called?
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What do you call an area worked to raise crops?
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What is a body of water moving in one direction called?
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What is a valley referred to as?
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What do you call a barrier to control the waterway?
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What is a triangular land area at a river mouth called?
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What do you call a dry area of land?
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What is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea called?
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What term describes a line of high ground between two river systems?
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What do you call being situated towards the mouth of a river?
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What is a channel that carries away from a location called?
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What do you call a hill of sand?
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What is a planet with living things referred to as?
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What is the height above sea level called?
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What do you call a habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean?
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What area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land called?
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What is an open plain called?
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What do you call a glacial valley or glacial trough found along the coast filled with fresh water and seawater?
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What is the base of a mountain referred to as?
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What do you call a shallow place in a body of water where one can cross on foot, by horse?
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What is a woody area with animals called?
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What do you call a large mass of moving ice and snow on land?
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What do you call a small woods with underbrush?
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What is a narrow, rocky valley or gorge; a ravine called?
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What do you call a large area of sea partially closed off by land?
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What do you call a sheltered part of a body of water where ships can anchor?
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What is a high area of land with a steep slope projecting into a body of water called?
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What do you call an elevation smaller than a mountain?
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What is the apparent interaction of the earth and sky seen by observers called?
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What do you call a massive body of ice floating in the water?
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What is a body of water surrounded by land called?
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What do you call agricultural land being watered artificially?
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What do you call a straight waterway between two bodies of water?
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What do you call where several road links cross?
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What is a stone formed into an arch shape called?
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What do you call an isolated hill or mountain?
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What do you call a small round hill?
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What is a shallow body of water separated by a sandbar called?
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What do you call a large body of water inland with either fresh or saltwater?
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What is the solid ground on earth called?
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What is an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator called?
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What do you call a horizontal projection forming a narrow wall?
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What do you call the bank on the left when looking downstream?
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What is a cave below the earth surface with minerals deposited in its walls called?
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What do you call a boggy area of open wasteland?
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What do you call mountains connected together?
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What is a narrow opening into a large body of water called?
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What do you call materials or substances like minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature?
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What do you call a fertile or green area found in a desert?
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What do you call a very large body of water?
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What do you call the low point of a range of mountains?
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What do you call grass or other vegetation eaten as food by grazing animals?
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What do you call a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water?
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What is a gentle slope leading from the base of the mountain called?
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What do you call a structure leading out into a body of water?
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What do you call an open field with grass?
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What do you call an area of relatively high ground?
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Study Notes
Geography Terms Overview
- Altitude: Height above the ground; crucial for climate and ecosystem studies.
- Archipelago: Group of numerous circular islands; significant for biodiversity and marine navigation.
- Arm: Narrow extension of land into water; important for coastal geography.
- Atoll: Coral-structured ring reef; essential for understanding coral ecosystems.
- Bank: Rising land from the sea; significant in coastal erosion studies.
- Basin: Closed or partially closed water area; critical for hydrology and geology.
- Bay: Curved inlet along a coastline; relevant in coastal management and marine ecosystems.
- Bayou: Slow-moving marshland; important for wetland ecosystems and biodiversity.
- Beach: Sandy or pebbly shoreline; key for coastal recreation and erosion processes.
- Bluff: Steep-faced hill or cliff; important in landform identification.
- Bog: Marshy ground area; vital for understanding wetland ecosystems.
- Brand: Minor stream linked to a larger river; critical in watershed studies.
- Breaker: Heavy sea wave that breaks into foam; significant for wave dynamics and coastal processes.
- Brink: Extreme edge before a steep descent; relevant in erosion and geophysical studies.
- Brook: Small stream; important for freshwater ecosystem studies.
- Canal: Artificial waterway for boats; critical for trade and transport logistics.
- Canyon: Deep gorge with a river; important for geological formations and erosion processes.
- Cape: Headland extending into water; important for maritime navigation.
- Coast: Land area adjacent to the sea; significant in coastal geography.
- Continent: Major landmass; foundational in physical geography.
- Continental Shelf: Shallow ocean floor extending from continents; important in marine biology and resource exploration.
- Cove: Sheltered bay; significant for marine habitats and coastal development.
- Crag: Steep cliff or rock face; essential for geological study.
- Cave: Large underground chamber; important for geology and speleology.
- Cavern: Substantial chamber within a cave; vital for understanding karst landscapes.
- Channel: River bed; important in hydrology and navigation.
- Chasm: Deep earth opening; relevant for geological studies and formations.
- Cinder Cone: Volcanic hill made of lava; essential in volcanology.
- Cliff: High vertical rock face; significant in coastal and geological landscapes.
- Crater: Impact dent from an asteroid; relevant in planetary geology.
- Creek: Small river tributary; critical in ecosystem studies and watershed management.
- Cultivated Land: Land used for agriculture; vital for food production studies.
- Current: Flowing water body; important in marine navigation and ecology.
- Dale: Valley; significant in topographical studies.
- Dam: Waterway barrier; crucial for water management and hydropower.
- Dell: Small valley; important in landscape studies.
- Delta: Triangular landform at river mouths; vital for sedimentology and ecology.
- Desert: Arid land; significant in climate studies.
- Dike: Water containment barrier; essential in flood management.
- Divide: High ground line separating watersheds; critical for drainage basin studies.
- Downstream: Direction towards a river mouth; important in hydrological flow.
- Drainage: Channel for water removal; significant in land management.
- Dune: Sand hill; important in coastal and desert ecosystems.
- Earth: Planet inhabiting life; crucial in environmental sciences.
- Elevation: Height relative to sea level; vital in climate and ecological studies.
- Estuary: Freshwater meeting seawater; significant for diverse ecosystems.
- Fall Line: Area of waterfalls or rapids; important in geomorphology.
- Field: Open land; relevant in agriculture and landscape studies.
- Fjord: Glacial valley filled with water; significant in glacial geography.
- Foothill: Base of mountains; critical in topological studies.
- Ford: Shallow water crossing; essential in historical transport routes.
- Forest: Wooded area; vital for biodiversity and carbon cycling.
- Glacier: Large moving ice mass; important in climate history and landforms.
- Glen: Secluded valley; significant in natural landscape studies.
- Gorge: Small canyon; important in erosion studies.
- Grove: Small wooded area; relevant in ecology and conservation.
- Gulch: Narrow rocky valley; significant in erosion processes.
- Gulf: Large sea area partially enclosed by land; important for marine biodiversity.
- Harbor: Safe anchorage area for vessels; vital for maritime trade and safety.
- Headland: High land jutting into water; significant in coastal navigation.
- Hill: Elevation less than a mountain; relevant in landform studies.
- Horizon: Line where earth meets sky; important in visual geography.
- Iceberg: Large floating ice; significant for climate and sea level studies.
- Inlet: Waterbody surrounded by land; relevant in coastal ecology.
- Irrigated Land: Artificially watered agricultural land; crucial for food security.
- Island: Land surrounded by water; significant in biodiversity studies.
- Isthmus: Land connection between two water bodies; important for transportation routes.
- Junction: Crossing point of roads; vital for transportation planning.
- Key: Arch-shaped stone; relevant in geological studies.
- Knob: Isolated hill; significant in topographic mapping.
- Knoll: Small rounded hill; important in landscape design.
- Lagoon: Shallow water body; vital for marine ecology.
- Lake: Large inland water body; significant for freshwater ecosystems.
- Land: Earth's solid surface; foundational in geographical studies.
- Latitude: Imaginary line parallel to the equator; important in navigation and climate studies.
- Ledge: Horizontal rock projection; significant in geological formations.
- Left Bank: Left side of a river when looking downstream; important for river studies.
- Mine: Below-ground area for mineral extraction; vital for economic geology.
- Moor: Boggy open wasteland; relevant in ecological conservation.
- Mountain Range: Series of connected mountains; critical for geological and ecological studies.
- Mouth: Opening into water body; vital for navigation and ecosystems.
- Natural Resources: Materials found in nature; important for economic and environmental sustainability.
- Oasis: Green area in a desert; essential for survival and biodiversity.
- Ocean: Vast water body; significant in climate and ecosystem studies.
- Pass: Low point between mountains; relevant in topographic navigation.
- Pasture: Grassland for grazing animals; vital for livestock farming.
- Peak: Highest mountain point; important in geologic measurements.
- Peninsula: Land almost surrounded by water; significant in coastal studies.
- Piedmont: Gentle slope from mountain base; important in landscape geology.
- Pier: Structure extending into water; vital for marine access.
- Plain: Open grassland; significant for agricultural use.
- Plateau: High flat area; crucial for land use planning.
- Point: Land tip into water; important in navigation and shoreline mapping.
- Pond: Small still water body; vital in local ecosystems.
- Pool: Minor still water body; relevant for habitat studies.
- Prairie: Expansive grassland; significant in ecosystem diversity.
- Precipice: Overhanging rock; important for geology and safety studies.
- Rapids: Fast water flow with rocks; crucial for river navigation and ecosystems.
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Test your knowledge of key geography terms with this flashcard set designed for Classical Conversations Challenge A. Each term, from altitude to atoll, is defined to help you understand these essential geographic concepts. Perfect for enhancing your vocabulary in geography.
