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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. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
moor
meadow
elevation
right bank
2. The land near a shore
tundra
bluff
dune
coast
3. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
chasm
headland
seaport
4. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
Vale
iceberg
mountain range
5. The apparent junction of earth and sky
ocean
brook
horizon
river mouth
6. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
bay
steppe
dike
snowline
7. Russian term for mid-latitude
arm
mine
steppe
pasture
8. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
altitude
glacier
mountain range
moor
9. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
cinder cone
estuary
mine
irrigated land
10. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
channel
gulf
soil
river
11. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
gorge
land
breakers
plateau
12. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
harbor
Woods
downstream
13. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
harbor
beach
river mouth
dale
14. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
sound
harbor
tide
keys
15. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
mine
cinder cone
gulf
stream
16. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
canal
point
terrace
fjord
17. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
cavern
marsh
canyon
pool
18. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
reservoir
basin
glacier
precipice
19. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
altitude
locks
drainage basin
20. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
right bank
tableland
gulf
Waterfall
21. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
continent
pool
meadow
soil
22. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
mountain
Vegetation
sound
ocean
23. West-east measurement of position on the earth
river
longitude
Woods
country
24. 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
bog
sea
river
25. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
bluff
field
meadow
topography
26. Body of still water smaller than a lake
river
tableland
gulch
pond
27. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
bank
summit
Waves
28. 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
Whirlpool
ocean
land
island
29. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
tide
pass
tableland
timberline
30. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
right bank
longitude
creek
31. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
left bank
tide
shore
32. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
iceberg
brink
spit
33. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
mountain
stream
gulch
ford
34. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
Wharf
grove
branch
drainage basin
35. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
cultivated land
precipice
iceberg
36. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
mouth
bayou
creek
ford
37. 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
sea
shoal
sound
meadow
38. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
downstream
brink
gorge
39. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
sandbar
beach
Volcano
mountain
40. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
pass
mine
cape
mouth
41. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
hill
headland
iceberg
sandbar
42. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
slope
moor
piedmont
river mouth
43. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
grove
altitude
plateau
44. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
brook
river mouth
archipelago
timber
45. Smooth - rounded hill
cave
island
oasis
knob
46. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
island
ocean
headland
desert
47. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
current
seaport
reservoir
tributary
48. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
prairie
river mouth
arm
49. 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
brook
bog
fall line
seaport
50. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
dike
dale
iceberg