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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 creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
pasture
bayou
beach
gulf
2. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
bog
Valley
tributary
tundra
3. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
strait
swamp
tableland
cape
4. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
brook
natural resource
tableland
5. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
basin
timberline
savanna
Waves
6. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
river
gulf
Waves
downstream
7. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
spit
pier
land
dell
8. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
chasm
ford
pasture
knoll
9. 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
moor
bog
piedmont
inlet
10. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
earth
divide
right bank
11. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
summit
strait
current
right bank
12. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
locks
branch
current
ledge
13. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
lake
keys
seaport
dell
14. West-east measurement of position on the earth
tableland
natural resource
headland
longitude
15. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
dune
glacier
longitude
dam
16. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
bay
levee
precipice
latitude
17. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
bluff
isthmus
river
tableland
18. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
downstream
piedmont
Tunnel
marsh
19. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
horizon
bay
forest
archipelago
20. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
pool
river
peak
bluff
21. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
isthmus
atoll
sea level
cape
22. 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
pass
fall line
gulch
steppe
23. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
tide
atoll
inlet
mouth
24. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
bank
foothill
dam
forest
25. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
Vale
summit
estuary
inlet
26. The apparent junction of earth and sky
elevation
Upstream
horizon
Vegetation
27. 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
sea
longitude
spit
Whirlpool
28. A high - steep bank
arm
bluff
plateau
glacier
29. Creek
bayou
Waves
rapids
brook
30. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
tide
junction
piedmont
levee
31. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
bayou
summit
junction
32. Growing plants
Vegetation
delta
pool
fjord
33. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
locks
tide
Vegetation
glacier
34. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
headland
archipelago
spit
desert
35. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
brink
plateau
beach
locks
36. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
sea level
ledge
country
continental shelf
37. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
slope
steppe
latitude
reef
38. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
crater
Valley
longitude
harbor
39. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
archipelago
pool
tide
gulf
40. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
plateau
Waterfall
land
41. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canyon
current
swamp
canal
42. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
continent
Waterfall
topography
43. The line where the land meets the water
bluff
dale
shoreline
natural resource
44. Deep spot in a stream
pool
dale
ridge
gorge
45. A hill at the foot of higher hills
mountain
mouth
foothill
stream
46. Series of connecting mountains
headland
mountain range
seaport
ocean
47. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
pasture
junction
ridge
Wharf
48. Valley
swamp
sound
dale
continental shelf
49. Body of still water smaller than a lake
cape
hill
pond
shore
50. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
pier
soil
longitude
lake