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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. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
sea
dale
shoal
branch
2. A flow of moving water
Vegetation
pond
stream
reservoir
3. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
ford
tundra
marsh
spit
4. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
slope
hill
bayou
downstream
5. The apparent junction of earth and sky
natural resource
Woods
horizon
Watershed
6. Body of still water smaller than a lake
altitude
Waves
pond
rapids
7. A secluded narrow valley
dune
gorge
cape
glen
8. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
sandbar
Vale
swamp
right bank
9. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
ford
cultivated land
fall line
dell
10. West-east measurement of position on the earth
pass
ridge
longitude
moor
11. 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
knob
ocean
sound
ledge
12. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
gulch
river mouth
rapids
tide
13. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
timberline
soil
Waves
canyon
14. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
shoal
summit
bayou
Wharf
15. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
rapids
pasture
desert
lake
16. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
atoll
pond
ford
archipelago
17. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
lake
plain
river mouth
18. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
canal
marsh
precipice
19. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
headland
continent
brink
dike
20. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
rapids
mountain chain
timber
prairie
21. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
plateau
mountain range
country
creek
22. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
dune
dike
elevation
Wharf
23. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
oasis
crater
Waterfall
24. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
Whirlpool
divide
peak
branch
25. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
canal
fjord
divide
altitude
26. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
archipelago
crater
branch
chasm
27. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
pond
Whirlpool
channel
arm
28. An open land free of woods and buildings
canal
archipelago
meadow
field
29. The line where the land meets the water
brook
dell
shoreline
forest
30. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
continental shelf
summit
pier
tundra
31. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
glen
river
left bank
savanna
32. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
chasm
river mouth
continental shelf
Valley
33. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
cliff
right bank
marsh
Vale
34. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
foothill
piedmont
reservoir
35. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
point
field
branch
peak
36. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
right bank
harbor
cinder cone
beach
37. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
shoal
harbor
pass
cave
38. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
meadow
gulch
earth
dam
39. 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
fall line
canyon
strait
hill
40. Low land between two hills
left bank
knob
stream
Vale
41. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
cove
river
canal
bog
42. Growing plants
sea level
Vegetation
longitude
river source
43. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
shore
inlet
peak
44. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cave
crater
cultivated land
point
45. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
knoll
keys
right bank
current
46. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
plain
canal
spit
47. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
drainage basin
shore
mountain range
harbor
48. A hill at the foot of higher hills
timber
foothill
cave
island
49. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
mountain chain
point
lake
gulch
50. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
timber
moor
cape
divide