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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. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
savanna
crater
basin
piedmont
2. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
country
cultivated land
mountain
precipice
3. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
canyon
delta
Waves
plain
4. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
ford
swamp
cave
gulf
5. A shallow submarine plane of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor
irrigated land
continental shelf
topography
bay
6. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
arm
longitude
rapids
7. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
Tunnel
brook
gulch
8. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
atoll
ridge
marsh
pasture
9. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
spit
reservoir
marsh
timberline
10. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
strait
junction
river
11. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
sea
tundra
tableland
rapids
12. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
tableland
breakers
irrigated land
marsh
13. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
channel
tributary
headland
seaport
14. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
sea
tundra
levee
cavern
15. A flow of moving water
peninsula
keys
stream
swamp
16. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
levee
ford
lagoon
timber
17. The edge at the top of a steep place
sea level
ridge
Vegetation
brink
18. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dell
grove
atoll
glen
19. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
river
slope
mesa
creek
20. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
gulf
current
earth
point
21. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
plain
creek
lagoon
dale
22. A high - steep bank
Waves
downstream
pier
bluff
23. Low land between two hills
seaport
Vale
meadow
dale
24. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
breakers
natural resource
forest
shoreline
25. An area of land covered with trees
foothill
bank
Woods
canal
26. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
iceberg
locks
chasm
longitude
27. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
rapids
ridge
elevation
Wharf
28. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
natural resource
lake
dam
29. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
cinder cone
oasis
swamp
30. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
Wharf
ridge
shoal
harbor
31. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
oasis
iceberg
Volcano
mountain range
32. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
latitude
Waves
slope
33. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave
Waterfall
branch
left bank
34. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora
slope
bog
dale
gulch
35. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
beach
iceberg
tide
harbor
36. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
savanna
marsh
foothill
37. A hill at the foot of higher hills
current
longitude
foothill
divide
38. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
prairie
stream
beach
39. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
brook
channel
prairie
40. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
pool
Waves
mountain range
41. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
seaport
peak
bluff
bay
42. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
coast
moor
tundra
land
43. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
Waterfall
prairie
gulch
branch
44. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
slope
mouth
divide
pond
45. Creek
timber
divide
left bank
brook
46. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
knoll
dike
drainage basin
meadow
47. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
mountain chain
rapids
Whirlpool
48. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
breakers
archipelago
Wharf
creek
49. Point where a river begins
grove
stream
river source
river
50. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
breakers
irrigated land
shoal