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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. Direction from which a stream is flowing
reef
Upstream
country
ledge
2. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
brook
soil
oasis
knoll
3. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
headland
slope
rapids
archipelago
4. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
bog
knob
shoreline
5. Body of still water smaller than a lake
lagoon
pond
junction
sound
6. West-east measurement of position on the earth
pier
longitude
elevation
dell
7. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
ocean
dune
point
8. Growing plants
cove
crater
Vegetation
peninsula
9. Highest part of a hill or mountain
brink
summit
cliff
precipice
10. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
elevation
Waterfall
lagoon
sea
11. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
peninsula
sea level
tide
12. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
prairie
reservoir
cliff
mesa
13. A secluded narrow valley
fall line
glen
rapids
meadow
14. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
delta
dune
altitude
15. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
pool
ford
shore
creek
16. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
creek
inlet
country
peninsula
17. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
glacier
plain
archipelago
natural resource
18. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
tundra
peak
mine
pool
19. Very steep - high cliff
continental shelf
mesa
precipice
levee
20. The edge at the top of a steep place
bayou
crater
brink
mouth
21. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
inlet
lake
mountain chain
ledge
22. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
keys
savanna
dam
canal
23. The apparent junction of earth and sky
river mouth
cliff
peninsula
horizon
24. Smooth - rounded hill
Wharf
pond
topography
knob
25. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Valley
river
tundra
piedmont
26. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
chasm
elevation
downstream
27. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
arm
canal
bay
timber
28. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
cave
river mouth
peninsula
canyon
29. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
ocean
current
Valley
strait
30. The land near a shore
Upstream
coast
dike
sound
31. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
lagoon
peninsula
river source
arm
32. An area of land covered with trees
basin
Woods
canal
isthmus
33. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
divide
knob
fall line
dike
34. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
ledge
Tunnel
harbor
drainage basin
35. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
strait
right bank
delta
headland
36. 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
Volcano
sound
chasm
dell
37. Point where a river empties and ends its course
precipice
sea
longitude
river mouth
38. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
dell
lagoon
Whirlpool
39. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
gulch
slope
ridge
40. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
snowline
glacier
tableland
horizon
41. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
dike
knob
crater
42. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
pool
slope
cave
hill
43. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
Vale
point
Tunnel
snowline
44. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
continent
dell
downstream
prairie
45. Low land between two hills
plateau
Vale
fjord
tributary
46. 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
peak
beach
dike
continental shelf
47. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
strait
pond
downstream
48. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
coast
country
pond
dike
49. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
keys
canal
cave
gorge
50. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
Vale
crater
dell
left bank