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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 embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
current
river mouth
levee
Upstream
2. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
crag
brink
gorge
mine
3. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
keys
river mouth
soil
precipice
4. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
channel
Upstream
timberline
tributary
5. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
Waves
channel
peninsula
6. A flow of moving water
stream
downstream
branch
bayou
7. The angular distance of something above the sea
elevation
crag
Vale
grove
8. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
horizon
cavern
Valley
precipice
9. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
rapids
bluff
moor
canyon
10. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
piedmont
breakers
meadow
cultivated land
11. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Waves
ford
cultivated land
Upstream
12. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
piedmont
bay
inlet
point
13. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
tableland
seaport
continental shelf
swamp
14. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
irrigated land
latitude
island
15. Russian term for mid-latitude
shoal
pasture
cultivated land
steppe
16. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
soil
forest
cliff
mouth
17. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
right bank
left bank
seaport
18. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
pass
branch
crater
cultivated land
19. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
shoal
terrace
archipelago
glacier
20. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
rapids
strait
breakers
gulf
21. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Upstream
sandbar
glacier
Volcano
22. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
arm
pass
plateau
cinder cone
23. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
natural resource
Watershed
mountain range
summit
24. A high - steep bank
bluff
levee
river mouth
isthmus
25. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
country
piedmont
crater
river mouth
26. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
timberline
crag
downstream
beach
27. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
dike
swamp
country
gulch
28. Valley
dale
shoreline
brook
crater
29. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
cave
swamp
sandbar
headland
30. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
ocean
Tunnel
dam
plateau
31. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
marsh
mine
drainage basin
river mouth
32. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
chasm
country
precipice
locks
33. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
slope
timberline
spit
isthmus
34. Area of land surrounded by water
locks
knoll
island
cape
35. Point where a river empties and ends its course
topography
channel
lake
river mouth
36. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
coast
cape
mesa
Wharf
37. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
soil
coast
reef
country
38. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
cultivated land
lagoon
coast
headland
39. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
steppe
locks
atoll
reservoir
40. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
tundra
fjord
sound
cove
41. West-east measurement of position on the earth
slope
right bank
horizon
longitude
42. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
cavern
Watershed
atoll
43. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
lake
shore
arm
gorge
44. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
pier
brink
Vale
natural resource
45. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
peak
isthmus
ledge
Tunnel
46. The land near a shore
plateau
coast
tundra
Wharf
47. A hill at the foot of higher hills
sound
Wharf
foothill
cove
48. North-south measurement of position on the earth
shore
latitude
pool
keys
49. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
grove
creek
divide
50. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
fjord
cultivated land
cave
Woods