Statistics for Reach "Geography" By Geography Questions

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A collection of islands in a sea.	Archi{pelago}	97%
A vast, contiguous body of salt water covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface area	Ocean	88%
Geographic direction	North	81%
The imaginary circle around the Earth halfway between the geographic poles	Equator	56%
The totality of the liquid water that covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface as oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams. The _________ also includes groundwater, water that circulates below the Earth's surface in the upper part of the lithosphere.	{Hydro}sphere	56%
A natural watercourse, usually freshwater, that flows towards an ocean, sea, lake, another river, or in some cases into the ground.	River	56%
An area of diminished precipitation on the lee (downwind) side of a mountain or mountain range	{Rain}shadow	38%
The scientific study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.	Geography WELL DONE!	22%
The breaking of rocks into smaller rocks, gradually becoming soil.	Weathering	19%