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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. 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
Whirlpool
strait
dike
sound
2. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
rapids
isthmus
altitude
iceberg
3. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
ridge
dell
peninsula
4. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
stream
fall line
drainage basin
tundra
5. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
longitude
inlet
Upstream
glacier
6. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
chasm
mine
delta
hill
7. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
altitude
Tunnel
creek
grove
8. Area of land surrounded by water
fall line
Volcano
island
Upstream
9. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
channel
field
dale
10. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
dale
Whirlpool
seaport
bayou
11. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
spit
river source
isthmus
sandbar
12. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
gorge
altitude
continent
peninsula
13. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
cliff
levee
Tunnel
bayou
14. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
stream
elevation
brook
15. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
river
shoal
plain
locks
16. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
Woods
hill
lagoon
17. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
levee
mountain range
gulf
18. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
mountain range
precipice
branch
Vale
19. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
bog
sea
point
plain
20. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
cliff
fjord
glacier
Whirlpool
21. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
peak
bluff
headland
mountain
22. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
sea
cave
plateau
sea level
23. The land near a shore
sea
slope
sandbar
coast
24. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
gorge
river
fjord
basin
25. Growing plants
Vegetation
dale
Volcano
steppe
26. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
Woods
sea level
cape
Vale
27. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
dune
mountain
cliff
28. Direction from which a stream is flowing
steppe
Upstream
canal
branch
29. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
mountain
estuary
gulch
gorge
30. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
Upstream
levee
bank
peak
31. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
precipice
Woods
Waterfall
coast
32. Valley
dale
shore
pond
seaport
33. Russian term for mid-latitude
tributary
steppe
tide
shoal
34. Small - round hill or mound
Vale
knoll
iceberg
moor
35. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
divide
peak
Tunnel
36. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
coast
breakers
delta
mouth
37. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
steppe
sound
dale
tundra
38. The apparent junction of earth and sky
bayou
inlet
horizon
ocean
39. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
terrace
dell
river
Whirlpool
40. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
river source
harbor
topography
41. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
longitude
sea
rapids
summit
42. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
current
Waves
left bank
knoll
43. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
Wharf
coast
inlet
reservoir
44. An area of land covered with trees
peninsula
mouth
Woods
tundra
45. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
brink
strait
junction
Tunnel
46. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
gorge
right bank
Waves
47. A high - steep bank
bluff
cinder cone
oasis
Wharf
48. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
cape
hill
gorge
isthmus
49. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
glen
country
sound
50. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
soil
mouth
pass
left bank