Geography quiz

1. small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
3. a long period when there is little or no rain
5. the desert area in central Australia
7. to change into a more simple chemical structure
9. a large amount of water that is moving quickly
10. an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it
11. a small hill of sand beside a beach or in a desert
12. an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
13. the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90°
15. a place where rubbish is buried
17. a large flat area of land that is high above sea level
18. the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives
19. waste matter such as water or human urine

2. height above sea level
4. a large mass of ice that moves slowly
5. rock or soil from which metal can be obtained
6. a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction
8. a substance that makes something less pure or makes it poisonous
14. a chemical substance consisting of two atoms of oxygen combined with one atom of another element
16. the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day