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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. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Tunnel
Whirlpool
plateau
river
2. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
branch
moor
seaport
3. The apparent junction of earth and sky
soil
Upstream
horizon
crag
4. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
junction
delta
dune
tundra
5. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
left bank
Upstream
drainage basin
piedmont
6. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
river source
lagoon
dike
mountain range
7. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
Waterfall
branch
reservoir
8. Point where a river begins
river source
Waves
cove
dell
9. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
field
keys
cinder cone
peak
10. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
levee
shore
continental shelf
spit
11. Chain of mountains
marsh
right bank
pond
mountain chain
12. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
atoll
gulch
shore
basin
13. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
Woods
pier
plain
bank
14. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
dale
coast
country
shore
15. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
country
channel
swamp
16. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
Waterfall
brook
rapids
mountain chain
17. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
isthmus
savanna
Wharf
crag
18. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
creek
swamp
cinder cone
19. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
Volcano
land
rapids
20. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
bay
cave
keys
timberline
21. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
mouth
cliff
ridge
fjord
22. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
bank
cape
current
archipelago
23. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
current
savanna
mesa
24. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
pond
ocean
hill
bluff
25. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
headland
peak
shoreline
cove
26. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
stream
left bank
field
dam
27. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
breakers
river source
cavern
snowline
28. Point where a river empties and ends its course
dune
coast
river mouth
inlet
29. Small - round hill or mound
fjord
knoll
elevation
marsh
30. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
ridge
snowline
cliff
point
31. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
canyon
brook
peninsula
32. A high - steep bank
piedmont
earth
timberline
bluff
33. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
piedmont
breakers
mesa
34. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
mouth
sound
prairie
35. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
tributary
cove
reservoir
grove
36. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
plain
branch
channel
fall line
37. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
isthmus
field
shore
locks
38. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
sandbar
foothill
Volcano
39. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
crag
mouth
channel
slope
40. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
moor
dam
irrigated land
topography
41. Creek
tributary
coast
brook
downstream
42. A small wood without underbrush
grove
locks
keys
current
43. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
peninsula
pass
inlet
dike
44. Series of connecting mountains
snowline
mountain range
piedmont
cliff
45. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Waves
continent
soil
tableland
46. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
inlet
prairie
glacier
47. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
bank
hill
cinder cone
marsh
48. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
beach
latitude
fjord
49. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
estuary
mine
swamp
precipice
50. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
isthmus
forest
soil
inlet