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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 bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
knob
left bank
crater
Waves
2. North-south measurement of position on the earth
ford
river
latitude
Vale
3. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
lagoon
summit
foothill
4. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
peak
topography
plateau
pier
5. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
lake
mesa
brook
peninsula
6. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
oasis
beach
soil
altitude
7. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
moor
knoll
oasis
gorge
8. Smooth - rounded hill
knob
grove
cape
dam
9. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
junction
Whirlpool
sound
dune
10. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
crater
ocean
cinder cone
drainage basin
11. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
cove
moor
iceberg
12. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
peninsula
ledge
canal
mountain range
13. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
Upstream
creek
gulf
14. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
cinder cone
topography
canyon
dike
15. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
earth
rapids
headland
dune
16. 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
cavern
cove
left bank
fall line
17. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
island
archipelago
hill
glen
18. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
tundra
atoll
pass
bluff
19. 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
river
hill
swamp
bog
20. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
brook
point
pier
timber
21. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
gulf
sea level
timber
22. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
keys
strait
elevation
left bank
23. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
slope
glacier
sea level
piedmont
24. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
moor
earth
tundra
cinder cone
25. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
isthmus
elevation
timber
26. A secluded narrow valley
drainage basin
glen
Watershed
altitude
27. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
Volcano
bog
estuary
downstream
28. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
peninsula
point
swamp
Volcano
29. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
ridge
Upstream
basin
left bank
30. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
divide
downstream
cove
right bank
31. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
irrigated land
Waterfall
divide
snowline
32. Russian term for mid-latitude
plateau
marsh
tableland
steppe
33. West-east measurement of position on the earth
glen
country
longitude
dike
34. A small sheltered inlet or bay
brook
altitude
fall line
cove
35. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
Vale
iceberg
pass
continental shelf
36. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
tundra
gorge
timberline
sandbar
37. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
altitude
junction
pier
38. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
oasis
forest
shore
peak
39. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
drainage basin
lagoon
river source
40. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
peninsula
gorge
keys
reef
41. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
iceberg
cultivated land
gulf
glacier
42. 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
gorge
Whirlpool
isthmus
breakers
43. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
peak
cliff
cultivated land
sea level
44. A flow of moving water
atoll
lake
stream
pier
45. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
oasis
spit
dam
46. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
right bank
keys
seaport
shoreline
47. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
Volcano
prairie
knoll
mouth
48. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
chasm
terrace
reef
49. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
bank
breakers
crater
Waves
50. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
junction
peninsula
lagoon