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Geography Quiz / Geography terms A to Z

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Can you name the Geography-related term based on the definition?

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A'Ground tremors occurring after a major earthquake but associated with the same focus point.'
B'A curved indent to the coastline, usually created by greater erosion rates than neighbouring parts of the coast.'
C'A large-scale, steep-sided valley which is deeper than it is wide.'
D'Ridge or mound of sand formed by wind conditions in arid and coastal areas.'
E'A system existing in a particular region, at a variety of scales, where organisms exist in communities and interact with the abiotic environment around them.'
F'The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past.'
G'A mass of ice formed through the accumulation of multiple years of snow input causing compaction and thus the expulsion of air from within the mass.'
H'The water vapour content of the atmosphere.'
I'A rock formed through the cooling of magma or lava.'
J'An upper atmosphere wind which blows in a narrow band from west to east.'
K'The energy of motion or movement. In geography, most commonly applied to the energy of moving water.'
L'The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian on any meridian.'
M'The layer of the earth between the crust and the core'
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N'A person without a permanent home who moves from place to place throughout the year seeking subsistence.'
Othe layer in the stratosphere that blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation.
P'a supercontinent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago.'
Q'Open-air works where rock is removed for commercial use.'
R'Liquid precipitation from the atmosphere.'
S'Average elevation of the surface of the oceans.'
T'A localized, anti-clockwise spiral of wind with extremely violent wind speed and uplift.'
U'An area characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it.'
V'A mountain created by the eruption of lava.'
W'A sudden vertical or near vertical fall of water where a river course is interrupted by a drop away in the land over which it is flowing.'
X'A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas, that occurs in the Earth's atmosphere.'
Y'A country in the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century. Broken up in 1991.'
Z'The public regulation of land and building use to control the character of a place.'
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