Word Bed - Geographical Features Quiz | Brain Teasers

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1. R I G I D S E V E N M A N O R WORKED EXAMPLE (1) The choice of the first letter of the mystery word is either R, S or M as these are the first letters of the given words. (Choose R). (2) The second letter is either I, E or A as these are the second letters of the above words. Therefore the first two letters of the mystery word could be RI, RE, or RA. (3)The next letter is now one of the third letters, and so forth. Every line has to be used. Do not forget this quiz is about geographical features.

Answer: RIVER

RIgid, seVEn, manoR
Rivers are started via rain or ice melting in mountains or hills. As the river flows it erodes the land to form valleys. River valleys in mountains are steep sided and "v" shaped.

2. A I S L E S B A K E R Y D E C E I T

Answer: DESERT

aiSles, bakERy, DEcEiT
Deserts are areas where the surface receives less than 250 millimetres of rain per year. Deserts are found in areas where the air is dry. It is not unusual for temperatures soar during the day to 55 deg c. or 131 deg. f. in the shade to drop near freezing at night.

3. G R E E N M O N T H S U R G E

Answer: GORGE

Green, mOnth, suRGE
The world's largest land gorge is the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It is over 446km or 277 miles long, and it averages 16km or 10 miles wide and 1.5km or 1 mile in depth.

4. C O L T S D E A T H S I G M A

Answer: DELTA

coLTs, DEaTh, sigmA
When a river erodes the banks, it produces a valley that is called a flood plain. These flood plains are often found at the mouth of the river and consists of the river's own deposits. At this point, a river may divide many times forming branches across the plain. The outermost branches usually enclose a large triangular area at the river's mouth and this is called a delta.

5. C A R D I A P A N T R Y T U B I N G

Answer: TUNDRA

carDiA, paNtRy, TUbing
The tundra is located north of the coniferous forests of North America, Europe and Asia. This area is intensely cold and the temperature does not rise above freezing point except for approximately two months in summer where it is then in continual daylight. It is treeless and the vegetation mostly consists of mosses, lichens and berry plants.

6. A G R E E B L O C K S T I L L

Answer: ATOLL

Agree, blOck, sTiLL
Atolls are ring-shaped coral islands that enclose a pool or lagoon. The lagoon is usually linked to the sea via channels. Atolls are more prominent in the South Pacific Ocean area.

7. C A T H E D R A L I N T E R V A L S W H O L E F O O D

Answer: WATERFALL

cAThedraL, inTERvALs, WholeFood
The highest waterfall is the Salto Angel in Venezuela also known as Angel Falls. The longest single drop is 807m or 2,648 ft. The greatest waterfall flow is in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the Boyoma Falls and the water at the falls flows at 17,000 cubic metres per second.

8. B A L A N C I N G D I A L O G U E S T U R N A B O U T

Answer: BILLABONG

BaLanciNG, dIaLogues, turnABout
Another term for billabong is an oxbow lake. These are crescent-shaped and are created on a river flood plain where a river has changed its course. They most often occur after a flood.

9. B O U N T I E S D A T A B A S E M O C C A S I N

Answer: MOUNTAIN

bOUNTies, databAse, MOccasIN
The highest mountain is Mount Everest, which is on the Tibet/Nepal border. It was officially recognized as the highest mountain in the world in 1856. It was named after Colonel Sir George Everest who was a Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843.

10. D O O R L I C E P U N T

Answer: DUNE

Door, licE, pUNt
Dunes are found in deserts and are caused by the wind. Dunes have different names according to their shape. For example, there are longitudinal, star, transverse and crescent dunes.

11. B R E A K C H A I N T A S T E

Answer: BASIN

Break, chaIN, tASte
A basin can be a small enclosed or partly enclosed area of water. It is also used to describe an area that has been drained by a river system, as in the Amazon basin.

12. B U N T S H O T E L S P A C E

Answer: BUTTE

BUnTs, hoTel, spacE
A butte is a type of hill that has been caused by erosion due to rivers occurring in plateaus.

13. B A L D N E S S H A M M E R E D S E A P L A N E

Answer: HEADLAND

balDness, HammereD, sEApLANe
Headlands are high pieces of land that protrude into the sea at ends of a bay. The headland can be changeable and have different landforms due to uneven erosion and weathering caused by waves and wind.

14. P A V L O V A S E D A T E D T Y R A N N Y

Answer: SAVANNA

pAVlovA, SedAted, tyrANNy
A savanna is a tropical grassland with a scattering of shrubs and trees. Savannas of different types can be found in Africa and South America. Savanna may also be spelt savannah.

15. B O L D E S T P I C C O L O V A G R A N T

Answer: VOLCANO

bOLdest, picColO, VagrANt
A volcano is formed when magna emerges on the surface of the earth, which is called lava. There is more than one type of volcano. A common type is an ash or cinder cone. A volcano that is this type is formed when high gas concentrations cause explosive eruptions of both ash and cinders. When these come back down, they form a steep concave-sided volcanic cone; Mt Paricutin in Mexico is an example. Other types are fissure, composite and shield.

Source: Author Auszev

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Word Bed - Geographical Features Quiz

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