Geography By Letters Of "Geography" - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A vast, contiguous body of salt water covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface area and surrounding the continental landmasses, or a portion of this larger body of water that is divided and distinguished from the other portions, each of which is called an ____, by the presence of the landmasses.	Ocean	95%
A collection of islands in a sea.	Archipelago	90%
A bound collection of maps	Atlas	90%
The imaginary circle around the Earth halfway between the geographic poles which is assigned a latitude of zero degrees and is therefore used as a reference point for all other lines of latitude. It is the largest circumference of the Earth.	Equator	90%
The scientific study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.	Geography	90%
Half of the Earth, usually conceived as resulting from the division of the globe into two equal parts of either north and south or east and west.	Hemisphere	90%
A natural watercourse, usually freshwater, that flows towards an ocean, sea, lake, another ____, or in some cases into the ground.	River	90%
The Only country that start with y	Yemen	90%
The mixture of gases, aerosols, solid particles, and water vapor that envelops the Earth	Atmosphere	85%
A thick mass of ice resulting from compacted snow that forms when more snow accumulates than melts annually	Glacier	80%
Any landform that extends above the surrounding terrain is called a ___ is generally considered less steep than a mountain	Hill	70%
The height of an object in the atmosphere above sea level.	Altitude	65%
The broad lower course of a river where it enters the ocean and is affected by the tides	Estuary	60%
Any broad, flat expanse of land that generally does not show significant variation in elevation.	Plain	60%
A true-to-scale map of the Earth that duplicates its round shape and correctly represents areas, relative sizes, and shapes of physical features, distances, and directions.	Globe	50%
A pattern of lines on a chart or map, such as those representing latitude and longitude, which helps determine absolute location	Grid	25%
The collective non-living parts of the Earth: the lithosphere, the atmosphere, the cryosphere, and the hydrosphere.	Geosphere	20%
Precipitation that results when moist air is lifted over a topographic barrier, such as a mountain range	Orographic or Relief	10%
A geological fold that has an arch-like convex shape and its oldest beds near its center, often visible at the Earth's surface in exposed rock strata.	Anticline	5%
Another name for physical geography	Physiography	5%
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee (downwind) side of a mountain or mountain range	Rainshadow	5%

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