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Geographic Terms
Junior High and Elementary Quiz Bowl
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Height above sea level | Elevation |
| Narrow channel connecting two bodies of water | Straight |
| Half of the Earth | Hemisphere |
| Lowland with moist soils and tall grasses | Marsh |
| Any of seven large land masses on the Earth's surface | Continent |
| Stream that flows into a larger stream or river | Tributary |
| Broad area of fairly level land generally close to sea level | Plain |
| Cone-shaped mountain formed by lava | Volcano |
| Narrow strip of land joining two land areas | Isthmus |
| Body of water surrounded by land | Lake |
| Part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land | Bay |
| A man-made waterway | Canal |