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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 usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
right bank
locks
hill
crater
2. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
breakers
shore
point
chasm
3. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
gulch
oasis
soil
cliff
4. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
isthmus
reservoir
bluff
cinder cone
5. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
rapids
Valley
river source
arm
6. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
shore
locks
cave
gulch
7. Point where a river begins
sea level
gulf
dune
river source
8. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
left bank
elevation
lake
cape
9. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
prairie
dune
archipelago
tide
10. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
pass
hill
canyon
shoal
11. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
junction
ridge
ledge
atoll
12. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
swamp
oasis
river mouth
13. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
left bank
river mouth
continent
spit
14. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
dam
pier
mountain
branch
15. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
oasis
dune
archipelago
pier
16. Very steep - high cliff
canyon
precipice
knoll
country
17. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
knob
Valley
summit
delta
18. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
delta
river source
timber
Wharf
19. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
marsh
grove
plateau
mountain
20. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
cave
Vegetation
Upstream
21. 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
current
shoal
brook
22. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
cave
channel
continental shelf
23. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
cinder cone
horizon
branch
Tunnel
24. North-south measurement of position on the earth
glen
ocean
keys
latitude
25. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
timber
point
Tunnel
horizon
26. The angular distance of something above the sea
fjord
tableland
elevation
estuary
27. West-east measurement of position on the earth
steppe
longitude
estuary
current
28. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
archipelago
peninsula
gulch
desert
29. 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
bog
mountain range
desert
current
30. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
bank
basin
bay
peak
31. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dale
dike
grove
cove
32. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
bay
pasture
earth
breakers
33. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
tundra
reservoir
slope
knoll
34. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
Volcano
natural resource
timberline
seaport
35. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
headland
desert
fall line
earth
36. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
continent
cavern
dell
bank
37. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
savanna
dam
peak
timberline
38. An open land free of woods and buildings
river
sea
altitude
field
39. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
snowline
pasture
channel
cavern
40. Creek
Vegetation
archipelago
brook
right bank
41. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
pass
ridge
bay
river mouth
42. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
earth
piedmont
tundra
continental shelf
43. The land near a shore
coast
breakers
levee
basin
44. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
branch
stream
rapids
mine
45. Direction from which a stream is flowing
pasture
Upstream
crater
mesa
46. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
plain
river source
arm
land
47. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
ford
stream
savanna
swamp
48. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
dam
Vale
oasis
49. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
Volcano
plain
mesa
divide
50. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
precipice
mountain
peninsula
estuary