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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 shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
shoreline
tributary
beach
bay
2. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
gulch
bayou
meadow
strait
3. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
cliff
dam
hill
4. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
delta
headland
river
altitude
5. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
desert
atoll
island
summit
6. Growing plants
Vegetation
brook
natural resource
peninsula
7. The apparent junction of earth and sky
fall line
ocean
horizon
dam
8. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
levee
crater
horizon
bank
9. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
cliff
grove
crag
point
10. Point where a river begins
ledge
gorge
pass
river source
11. An open land free of woods and buildings
pier
seaport
piedmont
field
12. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
earth
gorge
locks
breakers
13. A flow of moving water
junction
peak
stream
country
14. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
lake
plain
archipelago
dike
15. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
keys
moor
tide
mesa
16. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
Watershed
bank
breakers
atoll
17. The land near a shore
swamp
lagoon
coast
delta
18. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
sea
swamp
longitude
19. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
mountain range
harbor
keys
continental shelf
20. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
Vale
timberline
lagoon
keys
21. A high - steep bank
bluff
ledge
Vegetation
dam
22. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
tundra
cinder cone
atoll
locks
23. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
gorge
atoll
timber
arm
24. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
isthmus
Whirlpool
fjord
Upstream
25. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
branch
crag
delta
tributary
26. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
bank
cavern
levee
dike
27. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
gulch
sea level
junction
coast
28. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
foothill
snowline
oasis
29. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
glen
breakers
Waves
plateau
30. Area of land surrounded by water
canal
island
dike
inlet
31. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
sound
soil
lake
arm
32. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
Valley
downstream
land
piedmont
33. Point where a river empties and ends its course
gulch
river mouth
mine
creek
34. West-east measurement of position on the earth
tributary
pasture
longitude
grove
35. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
downstream
canyon
lagoon
reef
36. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
earth
chasm
levee
peak
37. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
ford
canyon
bluff
atoll
38. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
fjord
glen
Waterfall
39. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
atoll
fall line
iceberg
ford
40. A hill at the foot of higher hills
terrace
shoreline
foothill
delta
41. Body of still water smaller than a lake
bayou
longitude
pond
gorge
42. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
meadow
altitude
cultivated land
keys
43. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
strait
Vale
oasis
44. Stream that flows into another stream
branch
river
tributary
elevation
45. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
arm
mesa
gorge
fjord
46. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
peninsula
stream
strait
dune
47. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
pasture
Wharf
reservoir
ledge
48. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
canyon
steppe
ridge
dale
49. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
glacier
pass
dike
continental shelf
50. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
Waves
pass
archipelago
basin