Geographic terms - Statistics

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
B) Name for a coral reef extending froma shore, creating a sheltered lagoon, Ex: Great ______ Reef	Barrier	97%
C) Navigable channel of water, ex:Panama and Erie	Canal	97%
C) A deep gorge created from weatheringor erosion from a river. Ex: the Grand _____	Canyon	97%
D) A natural or manmade barrier to stop waterflow from a river or lake. Ex: The Hoover ___	Dam	97%
E) The shaking of the ground due to tectonicplates moving	Earthquake	97%
G) Large open body of water beyond a curvedcoastline. Ex: Between Florida and Mexico	Gulf	97%
I) Period of time where Earth was much cooler anddominated by ice sheets and glaciers	Ice Age	97%
K) The southern islands of Florida are known as these. Ex: ____ West, FL	Key	97%
L) Superior, Michigan, Ontario, Huron and Erie arelarge examples of these	Lake	97%
S) Largest hot desert on Earth	Sahara	97%
B) Large open body of water sheltered on some sides by water. Ex: Hudson ____	Bay	93%
F) Long narrow inlet with steep cliffs, found allover coastal Norway	Fjord	93%
I) This large block of ice caused the Titanic to sink	Iceberg	93%
O) Vast areas of water. Ex: The Atlantic and Pacific	Ocean	93%
P) Stretch of land surrounded by water but still connectedto the mainland. Ex: Florida or Cape Cod	Peninsula	93%
D) Occurs at the mouth of a river where tributaries split off into branches	Delta	90%
G) The study of lands, people, places, etc onEarth	Geography	90%
J) The Amazon rainforest is the largest one of these	Jungle	90%
R) Dense area of vegetation and forest with heavyrainfall. Ex: the Amazon	Rainforest	90%
S) The ocean is ____ water, not freshwater	Salt	90%
U) An area of high density population/a city area	Urban	90%
W) Niagara is an example of one	Waterfall	90%
Z) A protected environment with animal enclosures for public viewing	Zoo	90%
A) A ring shaped coral reef that partiallyencloses a lagoon. Ex: Bikini	Atoll	87%
H) The northern parts of Scotland are known as these	Highlands	87%
M) Molten rock under the Earths surface	Magma	87%
R) The Great Barrier off of Australia is the worldslargest coral ____	Reef	87%
V) A low area between hills/mountains	Valley	87%
F) A crack/fracture in the Earths crust wherequakes occur. San Andreas is one of them	Fault	83%
N) Yellowstone is one of these areas protected and run by the government	National Park	83%
V) A small area of relatively few people, smaller than a townbut larger than a hamlet	Village	83%
A) Term for a group/chain of islands,for example, Hawaii	Archipelago	80%
Q) Place where rock is excavated from the ground	Quarry	80%
T) A butte or mesa with a flat top on its summit. Cape Townis close to one	Table	67%
L) Small area of water separated by a narrow stripof land	Lagoon	60%
O) Curved lake formed when a meander is cut off from the river	Oxbow	57%
E) The lower course of a river where it entersinto the ocean, affected by tides	Estuary	53%
P) A vast, fertile area of grassland in South America	Pampa	53%
J) A manmade structure that extends into the wateras a breakaway to the ocean, mostly made of rock	Jetty	50%
M) The curves/bends of a river produced by continuouserosion	Meander	50%
T) The wind blowing from behind an aircraft or vessel	Tailwind	50%
X) The horizontal measurement line that runs east and west	X Axis	47%
Y) The opposite of the above, running north and south	Y Axis	47%
Z) Public regulation of land and building use for a particular placein a town/city	Zoning	47%
Q) Term for a square area such as a small park	Quad	40%
H) Direction in which the bow/nose of a vessel or aircraft is pointed	Heading	23%
U) An area of higher elevation, often atop a plateau	Upland	13%
W) The upper portion of the ground where a well can be installedfor groundwater	Water Table	10%
K) Shallow, sediment filled area of water. Also referredto as a pothole	Kettle	7%
N) Narrow stretch of land with water on each side, suchas an isthmus	Neck	7%
X) Drought resistant plant species capable of holding water ina minimal rainfall environment	Xerophytic	0%
Y) A streamlined rock formation carved by years of wind and sanderosion	Yardang	0%

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