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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. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
Upstream
knoll
snowline
meadow
2. An area of land covered with trees
stream
Woods
shore
mouth
3. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
forest
dune
mountain chain
4. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
ford
mountain chain
piedmont
knob
5. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
Watershed
drainage basin
beach
pasture
6. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
branch
Waves
river
7. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Whirlpool
country
ridge
cliff
8. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
bank
brook
point
crater
9. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
elevation
river source
mine
10. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
Tunnel
basin
cinder cone
seaport
11. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
estuary
tide
summit
12. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
summit
fjord
Volcano
gorge
13. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
plain
prairie
tide
ford
14. Very steep - high cliff
meadow
fall line
precipice
dell
15. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
levee
bluff
river source
soil
16. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
right bank
tributary
continent
17. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
isthmus
sea
pool
coast
18. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
spit
mine
dune
branch
19. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
Vale
foothill
grove
20. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
branch
Woods
junction
sea level
21. 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
oasis
ford
bog
Upstream
22. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
mouth
pond
river
canyon
23. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
Watershed
brook
oasis
mine
24. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
knob
bank
seaport
Wharf
25. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
oasis
gorge
island
26. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Waves
latitude
Wharf
pool
27. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
sandbar
downstream
rapids
mountain range
28. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
keys
ford
gulf
creek
29. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
mountain
terrace
gorge
shore
30. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
point
shoal
ridge
31. A secluded narrow valley
gulf
strait
glen
foothill
32. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
river
inlet
peak
sound
33. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
meadow
Whirlpool
beach
canal
34. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
point
delta
cavern
Volcano
35. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
snowline
bayou
river
cinder cone
36. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
horizon
piedmont
locks
37. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
plain
swamp
gorge
longitude
38. Deep spot in a stream
pool
iceberg
tableland
shore
39. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
pier
fall line
lagoon
tide
40. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
river
tundra
delta
cultivated land
41. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Vale
glacier
Waves
cave
42. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
plateau
bank
irrigated land
sea
43. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
forest
river mouth
estuary
Whirlpool
44. Stream that flows into another stream
sandbar
locks
field
tributary
45. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
Whirlpool
shoal
continental shelf
46. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
plain
desert
channel
country
47. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
pass
topography
shoreline
48. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
drainage basin
levee
creek
junction
49. West-east measurement of position on the earth
dam
country
longitude
inlet
50. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
Whirlpool
gulf
Upstream
dam