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This quiz has been taken 287 times
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- The average score is 7 of 14
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| The area at the end of a river where it spreads out. | delta | 90%
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| What do you call a place in a desert that has water and plants? This is often found in a depression. | oasis | 86%
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| What is the term for seasonal rainy cycles, especially common in South and Southeast Asia? | monsoon | 73%
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| This is a biome in the far north (Arctic) and far south (Antarctic) and is characterized by dwarf shrubs, grasses, and mosses and also by the absence of trees. | tundra | 71%
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| What is the term for an unusual period of dry weather? | drought | 69%
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| What is the term for the column or tower of water that erupts from the ground when spring water is heated to the boiling point? | geyser | 61%
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| What is the term for the line where two tectonic plates meet and where the different sides move in different ways? Hint: these are often areas of earthquakes. | fault | 57%
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| What is the term for soil which is frozen throughout the entire year? This soil is found in mostly in Arctic and Antarctic areas. | permafrost | 47%
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| What is the largest terrestrial biome? Hint: it accounts for most of Canada and Siberia and is characterized by coniferous trees (like pines, spruces, etc that are green all year long) | taiga | 35%
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| What is the name for the top layer of ground (usually 5-10 centimeters), which is usually the most fertile and the best for growing plants? | top soil | 34%
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| What is the term for a climate type characterized by warm, dry summers and by cool, rainy winters? This climate tends to be found in the mid latitudes on the western sides of continental masses. | Mediterranean | 20%
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| What is the term for the semi-monthly (twice monthly) tides that are especially weak? | neap | 20%
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| What is the term for the way a rising tide can produce a wave that moves up a river or bay? | bore | 15%
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| The term for a place in the earth's continental crust where two tectonic plates pull apart (2 words) | rift valley | 7%
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