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1
The fan-shaped place where the Nile deposits sediment & empties into the Mediterranean is:
a delta.
a port.
a harbor.
an isthmus.
2
In Scotland, a lake or inlet from the sea is called a (?). Ness is home to the famous monster.
Estuary
Bayou
Loch
Fjord
3
The (?) of Mexico is a larger sea inlet surrounded by many popular tourist beaches.
Bay
Port
Sea
Gulf
4
Mexico's Yucatan and Baja California are surrounded by water on three sides. They are (?).
islands
archipelagos
peninsulas
5
The American West has many raised pieces of flat land known as (?).
reefs
plains
plateaus
beaches
6
(?) include the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Baltic, & Adriatic. They belong to the oceans.
Lakes
Oceans
Rivers
Seas
7
The Colorado River has many deep gorges along its length. These gorges from a huge (?).
canyon
estuary
fjord
swamp
8
The Flint & Chattahoochee are (?) of the Apalachicola River which Hurricane Michael hit.
peninsulas
headwaters
estuaries
tributaries
9
The (?) where the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola River meet is this question's picture.
estuary
swamp
bayou
coast
10
Australia's Great Barrier (?) is a ridge of corral and sand close to the ocean's surface.
Tributary
Swamp
Reef
Coast
11
Greece is composed of fingers of islands extending into the Aegean Sea. It is a/an (?) nation.
isthmus
archipelago
lake
continent
12
San Francisco (?) is a smaller sea inlet crossed by the Golden Gate Bridge.
Bay
Gulf
Sea
Ocean
13
Panama’s (?) is a narrow strip of land connecting North & South America.
Harbor
Strait
Peninsula
Isthmus
14
Land completely surrounded by water is shown in the photo. The photo is of a/an (?).
canyon
loch
island
continent
15
Part of a harbor designated as a place to load or unload goods or passengers is a (?).
Coast
Port
Bayou
Strait
16
The red arrow pointing to the narrow strip of water is identifying the (?).
USS Theodore Roosevelt
Isthmus of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz
Channel of Hormuz
17
Sailors often seek safe places sheltered from rough winds and sea. These places are safe (?).
Harbors
Channels
Deltas
Ports
18
The (?) of Maine where ocean meets land is shown in this question's picture.
harbor
coast
peninsula
reef
19
The Flint River starts as a spring slightly south of Atlanta. This spring is the Flint's (?).
bayou
coast
headwaters
tributary
20
Larger than a strait, a/an (?) is a narrow strip of water joining oceans and/or seas.
Estuary
Channel
Isthmus
Loch
21
In Russia, this water is surrounded by land on all sides. It’s name is:
Lake Baikal.
Baikal Strait.
Baikal River.
Sea Baikal.
22
A swampy tributary of slow-moving water common in Louisiana is called a (?).
meander
coast
bayou
marsh
23
The Okefenokee (?) is a freshwater wetland in southeast Georgia.
island
gulf
marsh
swamp
24
Five (?) cover Earth. They are our largest bodies of water.
Oceans
Creeks
Tributaries
Continents
25
The Flint River & the Kinchafonee Creek are both flowing water and can be labeled (?).
estuaries
streams
oceans
harbors
26
The flat to gently rolling land of the American Midwest is an example of a (?).
coast
plateau
plain
bayou
27
The Scandinavian Peninsula has many (?) like the one pictured on its sea inlets.
streams
canyons
fjords
bayous
28
Saltwater wetlands like the ones near Tybee & Jekyll are called (?).
straits
marshes
swamps
ports