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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. Low land between two hills
Tunnel
Vale
locks
forest
2. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
mouth
rapids
meadow
land
3. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
terrace
dam
iceberg
pass
4. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
Tunnel
dale
country
5. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
Watershed
terrace
mountain range
6. A small sheltered inlet or bay
shoreline
lagoon
cove
piedmont
7. Area of land surrounded by water
Volcano
prairie
island
crater
8. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
ocean
forest
basin
breakers
9. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
marsh
savanna
Waves
divide
10. A flow of moving water
drainage basin
plateau
stream
ledge
11. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
ridge
canal
knob
fjord
12. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
altitude
dell
Valley
Waterfall
13. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
bluff
elevation
swamp
horizon
14. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
reef
bay
canal
bog
15. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
peak
junction
ridge
16. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
prairie
ocean
elevation
cultivated land
17. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
longitude
river mouth
field
18. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
desert
precipice
hill
19. The angular distance of something above the sea
mountain chain
point
elevation
isthmus
20. The edge at the top of a steep place
Tunnel
levee
Vegetation
brink
21. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
dam
irrigated land
rapids
divide
22. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
pool
altitude
drainage basin
continent
23. The apparent junction of earth and sky
tableland
mine
horizon
gulf
24. Chain of mountains
bayou
canal
hill
mountain chain
25. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
Waves
spit
dune
breakers
26. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
river source
river mouth
Wharf
dale
27. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
reservoir
right bank
Volcano
river source
28. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
bayou
ridge
isthmus
cape
29. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
lagoon
elevation
delta
30. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
horizon
plateau
cave
iceberg
31. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
iceberg
tide
precipice
strait
32. Very steep - high cliff
earth
shore
precipice
keys
33. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
atoll
glen
divide
34. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
strait
Watershed
moor
plain
35. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
land
knoll
beach
36. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
tributary
hill
Waves
37. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
Waves
peak
slope
38. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
peak
junction
sound
39. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
dell
headland
coast
cultivated land
40. An open land free of woods and buildings
peninsula
field
dam
basin
41. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
grove
mountain range
hill
42. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
tundra
Volcano
plateau
island
43. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
ford
gulch
dale
drainage basin
44. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
mouth
iceberg
island
45. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
basin
reef
Waves
timber
46. Creek
Tunnel
canyon
brook
ford
47. Deep spot in a stream
pool
sandbar
coast
brook
48. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
cape
dike
mountain
earth
49. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
rapids
piedmont
earth
pass
50. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
oasis
sea level
elevation
Whirlpool