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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. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
shoreline
lagoon
lake
grove
2. 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
prairie
pasture
sound
snowline
3. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
downstream
reef
Watershed
4. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
channel
topography
current
junction
5. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
cinder cone
timberline
delta
plain
6. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
cove
Waves
shoreline
marsh
7. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
land
dike
rapids
seaport
8. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
mesa
atoll
arm
tributary
9. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
sandbar
knob
basin
10. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
precipice
divide
brink
11. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
mountain range
meadow
iceberg
lake
12. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
terrace
levee
country
shore
13. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
stream
gorge
island
Wharf
14. The line where the land meets the water
left bank
shoreline
oasis
bank
15. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
isthmus
spit
Vegetation
16. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
steppe
basin
dam
17. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
ridge
coast
moor
shoal
18. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
plateau
prairie
bank
foothill
19. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
summit
bayou
branch
grove
20. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
bank
Tunnel
timberline
21. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
isthmus
desert
river mouth
ridge
22. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
harbor
branch
timber
beach
23. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
reservoir
gulf
Waves
24. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
sandbar
pass
Valley
pasture
25. A flow of moving water
peak
tableland
stream
meadow
26. Smooth - rounded hill
beach
crag
knob
terrace
27. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
terrace
bank
rapids
drainage basin
28. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
cultivated land
swamp
dale
irrigated land
29. Deep spot in a stream
desert
dam
creek
pool
30. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
sound
plateau
Valley
marsh
31. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
mouth
dam
meadow
sandbar
32. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
slope
gorge
fall line
33. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
summit
levee
knoll
horizon
34. Creek
brook
altitude
stream
bog
35. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
hill
mesa
tundra
lake
36. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
cove
shoreline
estuary
Whirlpool
37. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave
oasis
plain
canyon
38. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
mountain chain
cliff
gulf
slope
39. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
desert
cape
dell
dam
40. Valley
bayou
sea
dale
arm
41. 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
cliff
Waterfall
dale
42. Area of land surrounded by water
divide
tundra
island
latitude
43. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
Volcano
dam
pier
44. Chain of mountains
plateau
mesa
mountain chain
right bank
45. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
Volcano
mesa
pool
downstream
46. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
creek
crag
longitude
ocean
47. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
cave
channel
Waves
tableland
48. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
bog
land
ford
soil
49. Russian term for mid-latitude
snowline
Upstream
steppe
basin
50. Series of connecting mountains
bayou
mouth
mountain range
cave