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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. An open land free of woods and buildings
glen
brook
field
ford
2. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
soil
timberline
sea level
desert
3. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
branch
hill
tableland
marsh
4. The line where the land meets the water
stream
gulf
crater
shoreline
5. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
oasis
headland
dale
6. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
channel
moor
cove
7. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
cultivated land
sea
sandbar
tundra
8. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
pass
Volcano
brink
9. 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
prairie
delta
sea
latitude
10. Small - round hill or mound
dale
fall line
inlet
knoll
11. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
cove
brink
timber
bank
12. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
basin
strait
slope
right bank
13. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
cove
Watershed
ridge
cape
14. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
iceberg
forest
Whirlpool
moor
15. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
bank
river source
shoreline
continent
16. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
peninsula
knob
marsh
reservoir
17. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
right bank
irrigated land
reef
gorge
18. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
iceberg
Wharf
crag
tundra
19. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
Woods
brook
rapids
20. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
soil
shoreline
point
Vegetation
21. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
Watershed
Valley
lake
downstream
22. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
brink
shoal
mine
harbor
23. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
precipice
dune
dell
arm
24. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
delta
horizon
pasture
left bank
25. Point where a river begins
ford
river source
irrigated land
headland
26. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
elevation
continental shelf
meadow
archipelago
27. 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
archipelago
fall line
stream
marsh
28. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
cave
lake
Wharf
plateau
29. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
mountain chain
ford
dell
mine
30. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
glacier
steppe
mouth
desert
31. Body of still water smaller than a lake
mountain
cinder cone
levee
pond
32. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
seaport
ford
cultivated land
altitude
33. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
continental shelf
branch
current
34. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
creek
drainage basin
inlet
pier
35. Series of connecting mountains
beach
cultivated land
mountain range
reef
36. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
snowline
slope
shoal
Valley
37. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
tableland
atoll
dike
irrigated land
38. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
forest
peninsula
left bank
plain
39. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
shoreline
arm
point
tributary
40. Low land between two hills
knoll
Vale
coast
elevation
41. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
seaport
glen
brink
locks
42. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
plateau
pond
earth
43. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
tide
shoreline
keys
branch
44. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
Vale
ridge
shoreline
dike
45. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
chasm
moor
lagoon
canyon
46. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
dune
levee
reef
stream
47. Creek
brook
cultivated land
inlet
prairie
48. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
Whirlpool
shoreline
dam
seaport
49. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
glen
coast
cliff
50. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
dell
ford
spit
pond