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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 harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
dale
moor
piedmont
seaport
2. A small wood without underbrush
grove
tundra
foothill
river mouth
3. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
latitude
Tunnel
river
cave
4. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
precipice
bank
horizon
Waterfall
5. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
shoreline
gorge
bay
strait
6. Point where a river begins
tide
isthmus
river source
inlet
7. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
bog
brink
point
estuary
8. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
slope
summit
dale
timberline
9. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
foothill
island
field
10. 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
pool
breakers
continental shelf
11. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
basin
pasture
coast
archipelago
12. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
glen
basin
locks
glacier
13. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
dell
junction
arm
beach
14. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
oasis
Vegetation
sea
cultivated land
15. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
island
Watershed
cape
mouth
16. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
meadow
pier
ocean
shoreline
17. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
keys
country
timberline
terrace
18. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
ford
plain
pool
reef
19. A high - steep bank
bluff
glen
basin
cavern
20. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
precipice
beach
inlet
iceberg
21. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
mountain
meadow
horizon
levee
22. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
mouth
gulf
shoal
terrace
23. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
brook
cape
drainage basin
earth
24. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
mine
ridge
pier
gorge
25. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
strait
current
country
inlet
26. A hill at the foot of higher hills
desert
river
Volcano
foothill
27. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
natural resource
right bank
mountain
canal
28. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
brook
dell
shoal
glacier
29. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
ledge
delta
plateau
cave
30. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
Upstream
shore
fall line
tide
31. Highest part of a hill or mountain
levee
tributary
horizon
summit
32. West-east measurement of position on the earth
bay
moor
ocean
longitude
33. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
bluff
inlet
divide
ford
34. 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
channel
oasis
grove
35. Area of land surrounded by water
crater
delta
island
chasm
36. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
crater
Woods
shoreline
Valley
37. Deep spot in a stream
field
knoll
terrace
pool
38. 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
point
Whirlpool
locks
39. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
continental shelf
bayou
piedmont
steppe
40. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
pier
channel
tableland
country
41. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
natural resource
cavern
soil
river source
42. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
channel
rapids
Watershed
bayou
43. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
rapids
ledge
estuary
piedmont
44. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
stream
lake
river
grove
45. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
lagoon
Waterfall
headland
46. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
pier
longitude
bay
47. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
land
snowline
drainage basin
glen
48. North-south measurement of position on the earth
seaport
marsh
tributary
latitude
49. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
seaport
fjord
reservoir
50. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
ledge
lake
current
cinder cone