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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 flow of moving water
stream
hill
ocean
strait
2. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
Upstream
downstream
timberline
3. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
river mouth
pasture
oasis
peninsula
4. The land near a shore
ledge
coast
dale
cavern
5. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
meadow
peninsula
rapids
soil
6. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
canal
coast
horizon
7. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
pasture
natural resource
breakers
bayou
8. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
fjord
current
shore
mine
9. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
peak
continental shelf
ridge
10. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
Waterfall
divide
tableland
crag
11. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
gulch
channel
levee
slope
12. 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
slope
Whirlpool
mountain
shoal
13. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
grove
Watershed
delta
14. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
continent
sea level
delta
15. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
bayou
prairie
marsh
16. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
sea
ledge
rapids
dell
17. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
sea level
mountain range
tundra
bayou
18. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
Tunnel
inlet
bluff
marsh
19. A small wood without underbrush
reservoir
grove
country
horizon
20. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
mine
oasis
chasm
piedmont
21. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
timberline
dike
pool
sea level
22. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
archipelago
earth
bluff
23. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
earth
mouth
Upstream
chasm
24. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
current
foothill
iceberg
river mouth
25. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
mountain
drainage basin
tundra
strait
26. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
river mouth
Upstream
foothill
27. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
sea
Whirlpool
Vegetation
junction
28. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
country
bank
fall line
glacier
29. A hill at the foot of higher hills
forest
swamp
irrigated land
foothill
30. 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
sound
lake
junction
tundra
31. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
ridge
crater
slope
32. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
desert
dell
mountain
knob
33. Direction from which a stream is flowing
coast
mountain
crag
Upstream
34. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
glen
archipelago
mesa
spit
35. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
mountain
chasm
Tunnel
36. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
point
moor
rapids
oasis
37. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
earth
longitude
tide
38. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
pass
Volcano
crag
divide
39. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
breakers
beach
Waves
tableland
40. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
atoll
cavern
bog
savanna
41. Highest part of a hill or mountain
cavern
summit
right bank
tableland
42. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
downstream
knoll
timber
cove
43. Low land between two hills
Tunnel
gulch
desert
Vale
44. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
swamp
reservoir
peninsula
45. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
ford
brink
breakers
fall line
46. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
shoreline
cape
steppe
precipice
47. Chain of mountains
earth
knob
mountain chain
harbor
48. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
elevation
isthmus
sound
dell
49. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
hill
Watershed
Tunnel
pond
50. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
grove
tableland
brink
headland