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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 bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
river mouth
moor
stream
2. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
estuary
brook
altitude
glen
3. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
dike
mountain
timberline
soil
4. Very steep - high cliff
iceberg
lake
piedmont
precipice
5. Chain of mountains
brink
field
mountain chain
prairie
6. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
glacier
bay
cliff
summit
7. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
rapids
beach
forest
8. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
grove
dell
tableland
lagoon
9. Highest part of a hill or mountain
plateau
summit
canal
continental shelf
10. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
swamp
canyon
sandbar
11. The edge at the top of a steep place
harbor
precipice
arm
brink
12. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
grove
rapids
cultivated land
cavern
13. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
Waterfall
topography
pass
14. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
forest
Waterfall
sandbar
moor
15. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
cavern
forest
topography
harbor
16. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
chasm
peninsula
strait
creek
17. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
Vegetation
estuary
ridge
18. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
summit
drainage basin
brink
mountain
19. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
river source
reservoir
iceberg
Tunnel
20. Growing plants
Vegetation
glen
savanna
cultivated land
21. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
spit
mountain chain
dune
tundra
22. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
fall line
mine
reservoir
knoll
23. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
bay
piedmont
shore
soil
24. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
timberline
island
lake
longitude
25. Small - round hill or mound
latitude
beach
moor
knoll
26. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
right bank
gorge
bluff
crater
27. A secluded narrow valley
seaport
glen
sea
timber
28. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
cove
peak
ledge
29. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
Whirlpool
sound
isthmus
Tunnel
30. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
basin
Whirlpool
tundra
dike
31. Point where a river begins
ledge
mesa
river source
basin
32. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
keys
precipice
fall line
canyon
33. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
latitude
Wharf
meadow
34. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Waves
divide
mountain chain
knoll
35. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
canal
Valley
land
brook
36. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
knoll
plateau
irrigated land
tributary
37. Deep spot in a stream
gorge
pasture
pool
divide
38. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
coast
estuary
crag
39. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
desert
meadow
basin
40. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
river source
bluff
locks
sea level
41. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
mine
beach
bank
42. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
cavern
bank
ledge
43. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
dike
slope
moor
breakers
44. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
Vale
gorge
current
swamp
45. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
beach
shore
cape
point
46. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
marsh
cavern
topography
gulf
47. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
tributary
junction
estuary
ledge
48. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
harbor
meadow
mountain
49. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
crater
shoal
sea
current
50. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
rapids
brook
snowline