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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. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
shore
right bank
reef
coast
2. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
rapids
cavern
pass
altitude
3. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
cave
earth
bank
4. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
pool
dune
drainage basin
5. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
elevation
country
brink
6. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
tributary
cape
savanna
country
7. A line joining the waterfalls on numerous rivers that marks the point where each river descends from the upland to the lowland and the limit of the navigability of the river
snowline
dike
fall line
prairie
8. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
channel
topography
levee
bayou
9. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
mountain
foothill
brook
plain
10. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
mountain range
savanna
Waves
11. Point where a river begins
mesa
fjord
archipelago
river source
12. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
continent
knob
cove
earth
13. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
ledge
cavern
mine
marsh
14. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
foothill
peninsula
tide
strait
15. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
sea level
cavern
lake
moor
16. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
topography
Tunnel
lake
drainage basin
17. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
slope
land
dam
archipelago
18. Low land between two hills
Vale
isthmus
slope
timber
19. Stream that flows into another stream
headland
field
cultivated land
tributary
20. Valley
field
Volcano
dale
meadow
21. An area of land covered with trees
oasis
Woods
right bank
sea
22. A small sheltered inlet or bay
shoal
continental shelf
cove
topography
23. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
latitude
Watershed
sea
prairie
24. Area of land surrounded by water
strait
hill
island
canal
25. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
foothill
current
elevation
Watershed
26. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
steppe
Tunnel
continent
estuary
27. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
island
forest
dale
reservoir
28. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
Waterfall
lagoon
sea level
fjord
29. Growing plants
gulch
horizon
Vegetation
peninsula
30. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
seaport
irrigated land
glen
31. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Valley
Watershed
tableland
natural resource
32. An open land free of woods and buildings
pier
ford
headland
field
33. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
current
bluff
lake
34. A high - steep bank
basin
timber
sound
bluff
35. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
Watershed
branch
altitude
tide
36. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
spit
savanna
shoal
current
37. West-east measurement of position on the earth
cliff
longitude
chasm
bank
38. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
Whirlpool
rapids
forest
coast
39. Russian term for mid-latitude
steppe
continental shelf
altitude
glacier
40. The line where the land meets the water
isthmus
topography
shoreline
Woods
41. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
inlet
moor
branch
marsh
42. Small - round hill or mound
Valley
knoll
Vale
swamp
43. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
pier
downstream
reservoir
arm
44. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
desert
dam
junction
earth
45. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
terrace
glen
Vegetation
slope
46. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
downstream
bluff
dam
47. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
beach
dike
iceberg
gulch
48. North-south measurement of position on the earth
Waterfall
reef
latitude
fall line
49. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
Waves
mesa
sandbar
bog
50. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
creek
canal
tributary
inlet