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Geography A to Z # 3

Using the alphabet as a clue answer the questions below.
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Definition
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A
Relating to the regions around the North Pole.
Arctic
B
The realm of all living things.
Biosphere
C
The study and practice of making maps and charts.
Cartography
D
An arid, barren area of land where little precipitation occurs.
Desert
E
The sudden and intense shaking of the ground.
Earthquake
F
Any extensive area dominated by communities of trees.
Forest
G
The scientific study of the Earth.
Geology
H
Half of the Earth.
Hemisphere
I
A time of widespread glaciation.
Ice Age
J
A tropical area covered by dense vegetation.
Jungle
K
A chemical element whose spelling is similar to a substance that weakens Superman.
Krypton
L
A body of water localized in a basin and surrounded entirely by land.
Lake
M
Molten rock.
Magma
N
Event that decimated the town of Pripyat in northern Ukraine in 1986.
Nuclear Accident (Chernobyl)
O
The contiguous body of saltwater covering more than 70% of the Earth.
Ocean
P
A permanently frozen layer of soil.
Permafrost
Q
A place from which stone, rock, sand, etc is excavated from the ground.
Quarry
R
An artificial lake that is used to store water.
Reservoir
S
Scientific instrument that detects vibrations produced by earthquakes.
Seismograph
T
Subarctic coniferous forest dominated by spruces and firs.
Taiga
U
Name that we use to describe the collection of all the things that exist.
Universe
V
A depression that is longer than it is wide.
Valley
W
Another name for valley, used primarily in the Arab world.
Wadi
X
Type of landscaping requiring little or no supplemental water from irrigation.
Xeriscaping
Y
Housing native to the steppes of Central Asia.
Yurt
Z
A term that can be used to describe top of a mountain.
Zenith
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6 Comments
WT2008
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Level 77
Aug 22, 2019
Might want to add some type-ins for "N". I knew the answer, but tried "Nuclear meltdown" "Nuclear Disaster"
islabonita
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Level 44
Aug 22, 2019
Will do. Thanks!
CardinalSin
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Level 82
Aug 22, 2019
Kryptonite isn't an element. Krypton is.
islabonita
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Level 44
Aug 22, 2019
Thanks! I rephrased the question.
Lorenadilernia
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Level 66
Dec 25, 2020
The correct answer to "G" is Geology, not Geography.
islabonita
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Level 44
Dec 28, 2020
Thanks. Corrected.
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