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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. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
Watershed
stream
canyon
continent
2. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
island
steppe
forest
3. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
snowline
savanna
iceberg
4. 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
Whirlpool
mesa
tributary
ford
5. The line where the land meets the water
headland
shoreline
cliff
precipice
6. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
strait
point
Whirlpool
locks
7. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
sea
ford
glen
pasture
8. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
locks
arm
reservoir
gulch
9. Small - round hill or mound
savanna
knoll
cliff
locks
10. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
gulf
river
timber
earth
11. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
Valley
left bank
levee
Upstream
12. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
reef
seaport
sound
13. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
cavern
moor
grove
14. A secluded narrow valley
bank
bluff
glen
ford
15. Area of land surrounded by water
dune
tableland
island
gulf
16. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
chasm
sound
tide
topography
17. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
sound
plateau
land
topography
18. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
knoll
lake
Waves
precipice
19. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
mine
cave
fjord
ledge
20. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
knoll
cliff
shoal
Wharf
21. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
moor
meadow
dale
mine
22. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
Whirlpool
bayou
tributary
spit
23. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
divide
precipice
altitude
island
24. Highest part of a hill or mountain
field
cavern
summit
bank
25. Low land between two hills
Vale
cinder cone
dale
gulf
26. Russian term for mid-latitude
stream
steppe
tributary
bank
27. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
cliff
tableland
channel
forest
28. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
snowline
reservoir
country
branch
29. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
moor
longitude
lake
river
30. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
grove
isthmus
ridge
fall line
31. A small wood without underbrush
grove
desert
crater
crag
32. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
delta
Volcano
cultivated land
continental shelf
33. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
lake
creek
island
crag
34. 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
branch
cavern
atoll
prairie
35. The land near a shore
basin
coast
ridge
levee
36. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
ridge
gorge
bank
bayou
37. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
mouth
Upstream
reservoir
canal
38. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
glen
spit
peak
39. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
cinder cone
ledge
mountain
summit
40. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
seaport
pasture
basin
prairie
41. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
mountain
glacier
crater
natural resource
42. A flow of moving water
stream
cape
earth
sound
43. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
island
timber
point
archipelago
44. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
shore
Waterfall
headland
45. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
lake
slope
inlet
46. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
dale
shore
inlet
mouth
47. 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
dam
dike
canal
continental shelf
48. Deep spot in a stream
pool
Vegetation
peninsula
steppe
49. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
crater
timberline
inlet
ridge
50. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
soil
Wharf
Valley