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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 large dock from which ships may load or unload
right bank
mountain
forest
Wharf
2. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
Vegetation
longitude
cinder cone
3. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
tundra
Waterfall
tributary
dell
4. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
left bank
shore
knoll
5. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
isthmus
Volcano
beach
atoll
6. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
shore
drainage basin
dike
7. Point where a river begins
gorge
channel
river source
river mouth
8. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
sea level
dale
divide
creek
9. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
fjord
timber
altitude
knoll
10. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
crag
horizon
bank
11. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
Waterfall
brink
mountain
prairie
12. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
mouth
horizon
bank
estuary
13. 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
Whirlpool
bog
field
tableland
14. The apparent junction of earth and sky
ledge
cove
peak
horizon
15. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
branch
drainage basin
desert
16. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
Whirlpool
desert
irrigated land
snowline
17. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
slope
inlet
tableland
foothill
18. 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
channel
dune
Whirlpool
glacier
19. Very steep - high cliff
branch
precipice
ridge
bay
20. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
savanna
Waterfall
atoll
seaport
21. Russian term for mid-latitude
shoal
horizon
tributary
steppe
22. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
pier
harbor
prairie
glacier
23. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
shoal
country
ocean
stream
24. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
mine
reef
cove
25. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
field
meadow
Whirlpool
Vegetation
26. A shallow submarine plane of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor
cultivated land
savanna
basin
continental shelf
27. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
swamp
junction
branch
28. Chain of mountains
Vegetation
mountain chain
earth
mountain range
29. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
strait
fjord
lake
tableland
30. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
inlet
hill
drainage basin
soil
31. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
bank
Waterfall
slope
32. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
mouth
arm
glacier
Tunnel
33. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
arm
brink
ford
Vegetation
34. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
bay
dune
longitude
35. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
branch
prairie
pier
spit
36. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
downstream
current
arm
point
37. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
mouth
stream
peninsula
sea
38. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cave
Waves
strait
cavern
39. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
river
crag
left bank
tide
40. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
topography
gorge
sea level
ocean
41. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
canal
cave
peninsula
arm
42. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
grove
marsh
latitude
piedmont
43. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
junction
brook
bay
44. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
chasm
iceberg
branch
oasis
45. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
savanna
archipelago
grove
Wharf
46. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
dale
soil
tributary
bayou
47. A secluded narrow valley
Vale
glen
cultivated land
savanna
48. The angular distance of something above the sea
elevation
mine
pier
soil
49. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
plateau
sandbar
lake
bank
50. A flow of moving water
savanna
cave
delta
stream