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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. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
timber
topography
Volcano
seaport
2. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
summit
brook
dell
piedmont
3. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
glacier
junction
knoll
channel
4. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
tributary
gorge
swamp
mountain range
5. A small wood without underbrush
cavern
grove
cinder cone
Woods
6. An open land free of woods and buildings
fjord
Vegetation
plateau
field
7. Area of land surrounded by water
ridge
cinder cone
island
canal
8. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
shore
junction
creek
9. Body of still water smaller than a lake
bog
glacier
downstream
pond
10. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
downstream
gulch
shoal
drainage basin
11. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
oasis
gulf
soil
12. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
savanna
Volcano
forest
meadow
13. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
piedmont
cove
shoal
14. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
tableland
beach
continent
bluff
15. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
sound
sandbar
current
point
16. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
river source
branch
delta
cave
17. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
pool
pass
mountain range
dike
18. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
elevation
reservoir
meadow
sandbar
19. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
Upstream
marsh
lake
20. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
mountain
dune
Upstream
left bank
21. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
bayou
Woods
Whirlpool
harbor
22. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
junction
forest
divide
beach
23. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
elevation
peninsula
canyon
24. Valley
coast
dale
Watershed
ford
25. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
iceberg
glen
ocean
arm
26. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
ridge
plain
sound
earth
27. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
ledge
country
bayou
field
28. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
fjord
pass
isthmus
mountain
29. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
plain
pass
strait
sea
30. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
bluff
dell
cinder cone
gulf
31. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
slope
crater
knob
32. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
point
spit
basin
grove
33. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
moor
river
island
left bank
34. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
mountain
brink
oasis
35. Point where a river empties and ends its course
Volcano
river mouth
marsh
estuary
36. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
canal
Waterfall
oasis
37. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
Woods
continental shelf
mine
38. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
basin
plateau
headland
dike
39. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
sandbar
bank
cultivated land
snowline
40. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
right bank
cavern
brook
dam
41. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
canyon
dune
ledge
inlet
42. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
junction
Upstream
summit
seaport
43. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
rapids
cape
earth
mountain
44. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
crag
Woods
natural resource
gulch
45. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
sea
basin
ridge
dell
46. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
Watershed
bayou
crag
moor
47. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
brook
cove
marsh
right bank
48. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
junction
estuary
pasture
cape
49. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
terrace
dike
brook
50. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
Waterfall
tableland
peak
harbor