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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. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
land
delta
country
reservoir
2. Chain of mountains
river source
mountain chain
bayou
Waterfall
3. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
desert
cinder cone
field
4. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
meadow
snowline
cape
5. A high - steep bank
Vale
shoal
cavern
bluff
6. 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
mountain chain
pass
reef
7. Direction from which a stream is flowing
mountain
Upstream
lagoon
sea level
8. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
mouth
pier
snowline
horizon
9. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
dike
archipelago
downstream
horizon
10. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
channel
mountain
timber
lake
11. Valley
desert
precipice
knob
dale
12. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
sound
peninsula
spit
dike
13. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
inlet
harbor
forest
shore
14. Series of connecting mountains
strait
hill
river source
mountain range
15. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
mountain range
Watershed
channel
bluff
16. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
dam
reef
peak
17. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
natural resource
prairie
harbor
inlet
18. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
coast
savanna
brook
river
19. The line where the land meets the water
Woods
current
shoreline
Watershed
20. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
terrace
branch
fjord
Waterfall
21. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
brink
soil
Upstream
22. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
island
iceberg
irrigated land
creek
23. A hill at the foot of higher hills
glen
Waterfall
seaport
foothill
24. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
pond
creek
delta
brook
25. 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
cliff
topography
brook
bog
26. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
harbor
crag
bog
cliff
27. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
dam
drainage basin
headland
28. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
mountain
glen
timberline
tide
29. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
ledge
mesa
bayou
chasm
30. A secluded narrow valley
island
glen
Vegetation
canyon
31. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
brook
inlet
levee
river
32. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
Valley
marsh
cinder cone
pasture
33. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
pass
tundra
canal
34. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
pier
bluff
harbor
35. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
dell
peninsula
precipice
keys
36. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
tundra
locks
pond
dell
37. Low land between two hills
horizon
Vale
soil
mountain range
38. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
foothill
Waves
levee
39. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
sound
reservoir
shoreline
pier
40. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
arm
delta
meadow
41. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
branch
marsh
levee
oasis
42. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
mouth
fjord
Vale
43. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
fall line
ledge
locks
44. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
mountain range
right bank
land
Valley
45. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
precipice
locks
horizon
ocean
46. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
sound
hill
cavern
right bank
47. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
current
fjord
desert
left bank
48. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
strait
archipelago
harbor
cove
49. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
mine
snowline
right bank
gulch
50. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
dell
gorge
spit
brink