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Geography
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Subject
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geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
mouth
iceberg
cliff
2. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
foothill
channel
tableland
topography
3. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
seaport
plain
drainage basin
4. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
tableland
fjord
Vale
5. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
sound
tundra
canyon
cinder cone
6. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
tableland
current
Waves
marsh
7. Point where a river begins
Waterfall
drainage basin
river source
prairie
8. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
seaport
desert
natural resource
steppe
9. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
lake
shoal
reef
10. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
Upstream
dale
branch
sea
11. The apparent junction of earth and sky
canyon
cave
continental shelf
horizon
12. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
bluff
iceberg
levee
13. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
basin
arm
right bank
14. Area of land surrounded by water
brink
island
lake
reservoir
15. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
dune
soil
dale
pier
16. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
ledge
iceberg
Waves
left bank
17. A small sheltered inlet or bay
mine
dam
altitude
cove
18. Valley
field
oasis
dale
steppe
19. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
cape
river source
Waves
20. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
archipelago
atoll
mine
gulf
21. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
field
Vegetation
dam
22. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
iceberg
breakers
river mouth
cavern
23. Direction from which a stream is flowing
crag
Tunnel
peak
Upstream
24. The edge at the top of a steep place
sandbar
isthmus
brink
drainage basin
25. An open land free of woods and buildings
pond
beach
knoll
field
26. Low land between two hills
dale
altitude
mouth
Vale
27. Smooth - rounded hill
continental shelf
shore
Woods
knob
28. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
slope
fall line
Tunnel
29. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
ridge
isthmus
sound
30. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
gulch
dam
pool
sound
31. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
point
cinder cone
levee
isthmus
32. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
fjord
savanna
country
shoreline
33. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
moor
crater
sound
basin
34. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
pool
topography
shore
left bank
35. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
pasture
river
tundra
cinder cone
36. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
pier
precipice
dune
sea level
37. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
dell
sound
dune
river
38. Deep spot in a stream
bay
desert
harbor
pool
39. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
iceberg
hill
mouth
snowline
40. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
summit
downstream
terrace
ledge
41. Any place where water flows in a small circle usually caused by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting
rapids
Whirlpool
grove
island
42. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
breakers
dike
bog
atoll
43. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
rapids
keys
isthmus
knob
44. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
creek
Waves
bayou
45. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
shoal
savanna
tide
46. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
desert
ridge
Upstream
47. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
lake
coast
breakers
48. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
drainage basin
shore
grove
tide
49. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
mine
bayou
crag
land
50. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
sea level
brook
plain
topography