SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Geography
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A line joining the waterfalls on numerous rivers that marks the point where each river descends from the upland to the lowland and the limit of the navigability of the river
terrace
continent
Whirlpool
fall line
2. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
terrace
land
levee
glen
3. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
downstream
bog
sea
brook
4. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
point
downstream
field
Woods
5. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
point
bayou
stream
6. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
stream
Waves
shoreline
lake
7. Area of land surrounded by water
locks
timber
archipelago
island
8. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
ledge
land
channel
Volcano
9. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
dell
summit
locks
topography
10. 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
timberline
terrace
piedmont
11. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
timber
gulch
cape
soil
12. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
coast
chasm
island
bayou
13. Deep spot in a stream
beach
pool
downstream
forest
14. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
junction
creek
tableland
15. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
tableland
keys
archipelago
seaport
16. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
harbor
levee
precipice
rapids
17. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
river mouth
knob
mouth
island
18. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
Whirlpool
bluff
country
oasis
19. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
crag
iceberg
ford
tide
20. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
island
canal
shore
channel
21. Valley
cove
horizon
land
dale
22. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
forest
pasture
left bank
23. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
inlet
mesa
point
current
24. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
soil
left bank
ledge
gulch
25. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
glen
Wharf
lake
marsh
26. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
pond
prairie
mountain
27. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
inlet
beach
Waves
rapids
28. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
topography
cliff
swamp
oasis
29. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
marsh
hill
country
peninsula
30. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
reef
tundra
pasture
dam
31. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
topography
ocean
cultivated land
tableland
32. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
mountain chain
cave
country
divide
33. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
cave
snowline
irrigated land
crater
34. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
Volcano
precipice
spit
35. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
gulch
cultivated land
strait
Valley
36. Growing plants
Vegetation
Volcano
topography
foothill
37. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
pier
shoal
mountain
Vegetation
38. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
isthmus
Volcano
shoreline
tide
39. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
steppe
spit
channel
moor
40. Very steep - high cliff
reef
breakers
tide
precipice
41. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
terrace
shoal
bluff
peak
42. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
point
ledge
pool
43. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
right bank
river
bog
longitude
44. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
bluff
pond
forest
45. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
bank
levee
spit
fjord
46. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
Volcano
inlet
dam
47. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
cavern
Volcano
swamp
48. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
archipelago
bog
gulf
timber
49. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
Tunnel
delta
grove
bank
50. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
tundra
spit
timber
gulf