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Geographic Teminology 0001
1.
Geography is the study of what?
The earth's climate
The earth's core
The rocks of the earth
The surface of the earth
2.
What term is used to describe a map-maker?
Cartographer
Geographer
Geomorphologist
Lexicographer
3.
What geographic feature causes the formation of a U-shaped valley?
Glacier
Strong offshore current
Swift-flowing river
Warm, dry wind
4.
How is the line of zero degrees longitude commonly known?
Arctic Circle
Equator
Greenwich Meridian
Tropic Of Cancer
5.
"Nimbus", launched in 1964, was the world's first what?
Alpine photography service
In-car satellite navigation device
Rain gauge
Weather satellite
6.
What do we call accumulations of sand grains shaped into mounds?
Sand banks
Sand drifts
Sand dunes
Sand ridges
7.
What word describes a very deep and narrow river valley?
Canyon
Ravine
Rift
Vale
8.
Geographically, what are "Eurasian", "Philippine Sea" and "Indian-Australian"?
Series of fault lines
Tectonic plates
Warm ocean streams
Weather systems
9.
What lines on maps join points of similar height?
Bridle paths
Contour lines
Grid references
Isobars
10.
What stretch of a river is the final stage before reaching the river mouth?
Channel
Delta
Estuary
Tributary
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