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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. Deep spot in a stream
savanna
Woods
canal
pool
2. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
terrace
levee
bluff
bayou
3. An open land free of woods and buildings
basin
junction
reservoir
field
4. The apparent junction of earth and sky
breakers
timberline
horizon
dam
5. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Waves
cove
Woods
spit
6. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
glacier
dune
land
plain
7. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
plain
shoal
seaport
Woods
8. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
brook
keys
strait
Vale
9. The edge at the top of a steep place
spit
brink
headland
left bank
10. An area of land covered with trees
peninsula
Woods
shoreline
tundra
11. Chain of mountains
meadow
mountain chain
strait
ledge
12. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
pasture
canyon
river mouth
sea
13. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
dale
river mouth
cave
cape
14. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
fall line
longitude
isthmus
canal
15. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
sandbar
knoll
ridge
fall line
16. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
altitude
spit
bank
sound
17. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
glen
brook
grove
peninsula
18. The line where the land meets the water
latitude
shoreline
ridge
bayou
19. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
steppe
mouth
lagoon
tundra
20. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
tributary
ocean
slope
snowline
21. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
Upstream
breakers
shoal
22. Point where a river empties and ends its course
Volcano
shoreline
gulch
river mouth
23. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
pasture
arm
pond
irrigated land
24. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
lagoon
savanna
slope
25. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
topography
land
keys
cave
26. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
plain
tundra
gulf
27. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
pass
desert
snowline
gulch
28. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
terrace
Tunnel
delta
dike
29. Smooth - rounded hill
knob
brink
seaport
pool
30. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
peninsula
glacier
fjord
cave
31. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
moor
oasis
plateau
hill
32. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
sea level
plateau
country
mountain
33. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
glen
drainage basin
branch
mountain
34. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
mountain range
channel
ledge
shore
35. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
peninsula
mouth
estuary
timber
36. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
timber
sandbar
harbor
creek
37. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
elevation
Volcano
pass
glacier
38. Highest part of a hill or mountain
dune
summit
prairie
breakers
39. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
sandbar
pass
natural resource
downstream
40. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
Upstream
harbor
plateau
inlet
41. Point where a river begins
isthmus
river source
headland
fjord
42. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
river
gorge
natural resource
ridge
43. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
moor
rapids
bay
levee
44. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
bank
dike
estuary
inlet
45. Series of connecting mountains
altitude
mountain range
terrace
divide
46. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
downstream
pier
chasm
desert
47. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
plateau
inlet
soil
dale
48. Very steep - high cliff
keys
bog
branch
precipice
49. 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
chasm
bluff
Whirlpool
50. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
dune
peninsula
atoll
peak