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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. Very steep - high cliff
lake
tide
precipice
horizon
2. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
pond
irrigated land
Valley
3. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
Valley
Vegetation
current
point
4. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
gulch
Woods
hill
5. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
bayou
timberline
knob
current
6. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
shoreline
Waves
strait
estuary
7. Low land between two hills
piedmont
strait
prairie
Vale
8. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
reservoir
glacier
levee
tableland
9. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
pool
elevation
pond
10. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
prairie
canyon
sound
archipelago
11. Smooth - rounded hill
pool
mouth
breakers
knob
12. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
knob
Waves
channel
plateau
13. A high - steep bank
continent
bluff
elevation
river
14. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
tundra
soil
pass
ridge
15. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
Watershed
downstream
cultivated land
knoll
16. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
foothill
desert
mountain range
17. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
pass
cinder cone
point
18. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
soil
spit
tide
dale
19. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
stream
dam
cove
Waterfall
20. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
right bank
gorge
bayou
Watershed
21. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
hill
Vale
canal
isthmus
22. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
isthmus
bay
ocean
seaport
23. The angular distance of something above the sea
pond
elevation
tide
point
24. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
continent
Watershed
lake
gulf
25. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
canyon
precipice
Valley
cinder cone
26. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
beach
fall line
swamp
27. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
Upstream
elevation
dam
irrigated land
28. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
pass
lake
swamp
longitude
29. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
breakers
irrigated land
canal
natural resource
30. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
mesa
pass
ford
snowline
31. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
Wharf
keys
delta
current
32. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
soil
oasis
Valley
delta
33. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
strait
desert
timber
34. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
current
shore
Upstream
dell
35. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ocean
ford
knob
mesa
36. A secluded narrow valley
breakers
glen
spit
bluff
37. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
Upstream
brink
downstream
plain
38. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
gorge
canyon
cape
iceberg
39. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
iceberg
right bank
moor
locks
40. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
dune
ocean
lake
latitude
41. An open land free of woods and buildings
tableland
field
inlet
crag
42. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
continental shelf
meadow
desert
left bank
43. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
cavern
swamp
point
44. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
right bank
crater
Tunnel
Upstream
45. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
longitude
precipice
timberline
46. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
Wharf
river source
peak
sea level
47. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
basin
Wharf
delta
mountain range
48. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
marsh
tableland
country
dam
49. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
mouth
slope
chasm
topography
50. 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
Vale
point
soil