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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 high - steep bank
bluff
elevation
dell
seaport
2. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
inlet
cliff
delta
3. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
Vale
brink
fjord
swamp
4. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
pass
canal
Waterfall
summit
5. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
dune
reservoir
knob
cape
6. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
lake
plain
ford
continent
7. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
swamp
coast
Watershed
right bank
8. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
latitude
cape
reservoir
field
9. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
sea
piedmont
point
cove
10. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
prairie
snowline
island
cliff
11. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
pool
continent
cinder cone
12. The land near a shore
glen
shoreline
coast
Wharf
13. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
altitude
timber
elevation
irrigated land
14. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
tide
marsh
slope
timberline
15. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
knoll
fall line
dam
16. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
isthmus
Tunnel
cavern
oasis
17. A flow of moving water
stream
inlet
tide
summit
18. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
rapids
cliff
Valley
19. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
canyon
dam
shore
continental shelf
20. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
pass
cultivated land
sandbar
marsh
21. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
peninsula
cultivated land
Volcano
terrace
22. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
meadow
Volcano
desert
pasture
23. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
plateau
dike
plain
sandbar
24. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
dune
bay
tide
sound
25. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
topography
mountain chain
Waves
26. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
basin
breakers
sea level
altitude
27. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
marsh
crag
downstream
archipelago
28. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
ford
channel
river mouth
glen
29. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
marsh
reservoir
harbor
30. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
rapids
arm
keys
shore
31. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
swamp
marsh
iceberg
32. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
lagoon
canal
brook
continent
33. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
knob
steppe
junction
bayou
34. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
tributary
topography
slope
foothill
35. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
earth
harbor
tundra
36. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
downstream
headland
marsh
bank
37. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
gorge
terrace
cove
38. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
irrigated land
drainage basin
hill
39. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
bayou
rapids
summit
peak
40. Series of connecting mountains
peninsula
pool
mountain range
bog
41. Smooth - rounded hill
dell
knob
ocean
crag
42. North-south measurement of position on the earth
summit
peak
latitude
river
43. A small wood without underbrush
ledge
Upstream
archipelago
grove
44. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
channel
longitude
peak
tundra
45. 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
inlet
pier
fall line
left bank
46. The angular distance of something above the sea
Whirlpool
estuary
altitude
elevation
47. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
shoal
Vegetation
mesa
bank
48. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
river mouth
arm
summit
delta
49. 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
peninsula
foothill
headland
50. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
dam
shoal
knob
river