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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. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
marsh
peninsula
ridge
levee
2. 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
dam
sound
Vegetation
channel
3. 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
soil
bog
horizon
sandbar
4. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
tundra
Wharf
pool
dune
5. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
reservoir
sea
latitude
archipelago
6. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
topography
chasm
brook
pasture
7. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
reservoir
longitude
river mouth
8. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
creek
keys
reservoir
timberline
9. An area of land covered with trees
meadow
dale
Woods
pool
10. Smooth - rounded hill
moor
knob
bog
keys
11. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
basin
bayou
topography
12. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
gorge
plain
foothill
cape
13. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
reef
spit
slope
bank
14. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
chasm
Waves
point
reservoir
15. Area of land surrounded by water
hill
delta
brook
island
16. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
basin
levee
soil
peninsula
17. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
latitude
dam
topography
mountain
18. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
pool
estuary
oasis
mountain chain
19. Deep spot in a stream
pool
marsh
ridge
terrace
20. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
pond
channel
savanna
lake
21. Small - round hill or mound
basin
coast
knoll
oasis
22. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
oasis
reef
pool
brook
23. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
peak
Volcano
continent
locks
24. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
knoll
tide
hill
shore
25. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
creek
brook
dam
26. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
Vale
latitude
bog
27. West-east measurement of position on the earth
dike
plain
longitude
slope
28. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
tundra
sound
canal
sandbar
29. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
swamp
field
pond
30. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
bluff
canyon
isthmus
ford
31. The land near a shore
reservoir
coast
brook
bay
32. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
creek
canyon
shoal
sandbar
33. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
knob
earth
topography
34. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
rapids
soil
continental shelf
levee
35. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
gorge
Waterfall
river mouth
downstream
36. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
bay
coast
archipelago
peak
37. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
sea level
cultivated land
elevation
sandbar
38. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
breakers
fjord
levee
39. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
prairie
savanna
downstream
40. 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
coast
terrace
bay
Whirlpool
41. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
headland
current
pasture
42. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
piedmont
swamp
horizon
dale
43. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
headland
knob
river
cinder cone
44. 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
bayou
Vale
isthmus
45. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
pool
levee
shoreline
Tunnel
46. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
reef
Valley
longitude
summit
47. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
steppe
sound
prairie
48. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
rapids
lake
current
49. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
pasture
arm
piedmont
breakers
50. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
iceberg
sea level
gulf
Upstream