Geography : QUIZ

Category : Geography

What do you call the following

1) A narrow stretch of land connecting two land masses.
2) A cluster of islands.
3) An imaginary line joining north and south poles.
4) A narrow pointed part of land extending into the sea.
5) Coral reef resembling a horse shoe enclosing a lagoon.
6) A place where two or more rivers meet together and become one.
7) A low pressure system area in which the wind blows spirally inwards.
8) A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.
9) A fertile area in the midst of a desert.
10) An elevated plain.
11) A deep river valley with steep sides.
12) A tapering part of land surrounded by sea on three sides.
13) A narrow passage between two hills or mountains.
14) A heavenly body which revolves round a planet.
15) A vent in the earth's crust through which vapours, lava and gases come out.
16) A stream or river which joins another river.
17) The channels of a river through which it drains into the sea or lake.
18) An imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
19) A large mass of ice floating in the sea.
20) A small hill. Answers
1. Isthumus
2. Archipelago
3. Axis
4. Cape
5. Atoll
6. Confluence
7. Cyclone
8. Island
9. Oasis
10. Plateau
11. Gorge
12. Peninsula
13. Pass
14. Satellite
15. Volcano
16. Tributary
17. Distributaries
18. Equator
19. Iceberg
20. Hillock