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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.)
river source
river mouth
pool
topography
2. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
knob
foothill
plateau
cavern
3. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
arm
gorge
river mouth
foothill
4. Highest part of a hill or mountain
earth
stream
sandbar
summit
5. Point where a river begins
canyon
prairie
river source
ford
6. Low land between two hills
Vale
prairie
irrigated land
natural resource
7. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
timber
elevation
fjord
8. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
bluff
moor
snowline
tableland
9. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
bluff
summit
keys
arm
10. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
savanna
delta
Vale
archipelago
11. Stream that flows into another stream
basin
lagoon
shoreline
tributary
12. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
dell
arm
Upstream
longitude
13. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shore
shoal
inlet
peak
14. A high - steep bank
shoreline
longitude
bluff
slope
15. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
chasm
continent
country
fjord
16. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
pass
shore
cinder cone
crag
17. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
horizon
fall line
dike
sandbar
18. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
inlet
plateau
sandbar
natural resource
19. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
slope
pass
summit
irrigated land
20. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
prairie
gulf
meadow
atoll
21. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
left bank
Wharf
archipelago
isthmus
22. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
bay
desert
ocean
dell
23. Deep spot in a stream
gulch
pool
channel
snowline
24. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
Waterfall
gulch
atoll
locks
25. Growing plants
lake
dike
Vegetation
latitude
26. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
harbor
river
foothill
gulf
27. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
ocean
arm
tableland
28. The land near a shore
prairie
earth
altitude
coast
29. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
Wharf
elevation
island
30. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
slope
pasture
gulf
Tunnel
31. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
Woods
sandbar
inlet
canal
32. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
tableland
rapids
keys
33. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
cliff
timberline
divide
foothill
34. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
right bank
atoll
topography
mouth
35. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
mountain chain
mountain
swamp
breakers
36. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
earth
mine
meadow
sea level
37. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
plain
grove
cave
tableland
38. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
Waves
reservoir
sea
mouth
39. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
Tunnel
branch
cave
left bank
40. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
beach
oasis
glacier
tundra
41. 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
sandbar
cultivated land
Watershed
prairie
42. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
ledge
natural resource
tundra
dell
43. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
continent
right bank
beach
cliff
44. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
gorge
levee
junction
isthmus
45. The apparent junction of earth and sky
earth
precipice
horizon
levee
46. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
keys
oasis
harbor
drainage basin
47. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
ridge
mesa
cave
river source
48. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
mine
timber
glen
drainage basin
49. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
rapids
swamp
tide
shore
50. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
basin
ridge
strait
cinder cone