Terms Week 10-19

Question 1

A field or an immense mass of ice formed in deep but elevated valleys, remaining frozen throughout the heat of summer

Answer 1

Glacier

Question 2

A long, narrow, deep valley formed by glacial erosion and flooded by ocean water

Answer 2

Fjord

Question 3

A piece of land enclosed for tillage or pasture

Answer 3

Field

Question 4

A flat topped mountain with steep walls

Answer 4

Messa

Question 5

An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees

Answer 5

Forest

Question 6

A place in a river or other water where it may be passed by man or beast on door or by wading

Answer 6

Ford

Question 7

A hill at the base/(foot) of a mountain

Answer 7

Foothill

Question 8

A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills

Answer 8

Glen

Question 9

A port or haven for ships; a bay or inlet of the sea where ships can moor

Answer 9

Harbor

Question 10

A wood of small extent

Answer 10

Grove

Question 11

A narrow hollow with steep, Rocky sides worn by a stream or torrent of water

Answer 11

Gorge

Question 12

A SMALL, narrow hollow with steep walls worn by a stream or torrent of water

Answer 12

Gulch

Question 13

A recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into land; a tract of water extending from the ocean or a sea into land between two paints or promontories; a large bay

Answer 13

Gulf

Question 14

Land watered by causing a stream to flow upon it and spread over it

Answer 14

Irrigated land

Question 16

A bay or recess in the shore of the sea, a lake, or a large river; a narrow body of water between isles

Answer 16

Inlet

Question 17

A hell or mountain of ice; a vast body of ice accumulated and valleys in high Northern latitudes

Answer 17

Iceberg

Question 18

The line that terminates The view when extended on the surface of the Earth

Answer 18

Horizon

Question 19

A natural elevation of land; a mass of Earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land

Answer 19

Hill

Question 20

A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea or other expanse of water

Answer 20

Headland

Question 21

A track of land surrounded by water

Answer 21

Island

Question 22

A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected or by which a peninsula is United to the mainland

Answer 22

Isthmus

Question 23

The place or point of union

Answer 23

Junction

Question 24

A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water; a cay

Answer 24

Keys

Question 25

A round hill or mount

Answer 25

Knob

Question 26

The top or crown of a hill; a little round hill or Mount; a small elevation of Earth

Answer 26

Knoll

Question 27

An enclosed or partially enclosed shallow body of slap water divided from the ocean by low sandy dunes or coral reef

Answer 27

Lagoon

Question 28

A large and extensive collection of water contained in a cavity or hollow of Earth

Answer 28

Lake

Question 29

Earth; the solid matter that constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe

Answer 29

Land

Question 30

The distance of any place on the globe, north or south of the equator

Answer 30

Latitude

Question 31

The slope of ground on the left hand side of the river when facing downstream

Answer 31

Left bank

Question 32

Pastor or grassland annually mown for hay

Answer 32

Meadow

Question 33

Attractive lowland, very wet and Miry and overgrown with coarse grass

Answer 33

Marsh

Question 34

The distance of any place on the globe from another place, Eastward or westward; the distance of any place from a given meridian

Answer 34

Longitude

Question 35

The barrier of a canal that confines the water and can be opened or shut at pleasure

Answer 35

Locks

Question 36

A bank or causeway, particularly along a river to prevent inundation

Answer 36

Levee

Question 37

A line of connected mountain ranges

Answer 37

Mountain chain

Question 38

Attractive land over run with heath; a marsh; a fen; ground covered with stagnant water

Answer 38

Moor

Question 39

A large mass of Earth and rock, rising above the common level of earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude

Answer 39

Mountain

Question 40

A pit or excavation in the Earth from which metallic ores, mineral substances, and other fossil bodies are taken by digging

Answer 40

Mine

Question 41

A row of mountains

Answer 41

Mountain range

Question 42

The opening or entrance of a cave, pit, well, or den

Answer 42

Mouth

Question 43

Materials found in nature, such as land, forest, and minerals, that have economic value

Answer 43

Natural resource

Question 44

Small fertile area in a desert, irrigated by natural springs or other source of fresh water

Answer 44

Oasis

Question 45

The best body of water that covers more than 3/5 of the surface of the globe, also called the sea

Answer 45

Ocean

Question 46

A gap in a mountainous area suitable for passing through; a means of passage through a rugged area

Answer 46

Pass

Question 48

A ground covered with grass appropriate for the food of cattle

Answer 48

Pasture

Question 49

The top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point

Answer 49

Peak

Question 50

A portion of land connected with a continent by a narrow neck or isthmus but nearly surrounded with water

Answer 50

Peninsula

Question 51

The bottom of a mountain

Answer 51

Piedmont

Question 52

A structure constructed perpendicular to the harbor for securing vessels and receiving goods unladen or to be shipped on board

Answer 52

Pier

Question 53

Large area of flat land

Answer 53

A plain

Question 54

Flat section of land higher than the surrounding area

Answer 54

Plateau