Statistics for Physical Geography Questions

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Question	Answer	% Correct
A deep valley with steep sides, like the Grand _____	canyon	94%
A body of water that extends into the land like the ___ of Bengal by India	bay	92%
A region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live, like the Sahara _____	desert	90%
A large group of islands, like the Bahamas	archipelago	83%
A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, like the English ______	channel	83%
One of the seven great land masses on earth	continent	83%
A point of land that juts out into the water, like _____ Cod	cape	81%
A hill of sand formed by blowing wind	dune	81%
A fan-shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of a river	delta	79%
A high, steep face of rock or earth	cliff	71%
A ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater	atoll	69%
A rocky or sandy edge of land along a body of water	beach	69%
A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside, like the Jewel _____ in South Dakota	cave	63%
An isolated hill with sloping sides and a small, flat top, like the Courthouse _____ in Arizona	butte	38%
Wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and water, like the Toadstool Geologic Park in Nebraska	badlands	31%