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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
Vale
irrigated land
tide
savanna
2. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
isthmus
ford
pool
steppe
3. A secluded narrow valley
bluff
glen
levee
earth
4. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
cave
ridge
beach
Whirlpool
5. Point where a river begins
pool
Whirlpool
rapids
river source
6. 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
delta
elevation
sea level
7. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
sound
foothill
terrace
8. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
stream
pier
Valley
9. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
headland
reservoir
soil
harbor
10. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
mine
ocean
point
channel
11. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
branch
gorge
river mouth
12. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
river mouth
lake
plain
Tunnel
13. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
fall line
atoll
gulch
14. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
estuary
desert
tundra
15. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
lagoon
Waves
slope
sea
16. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
chasm
mountain
creek
hill
17. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
crag
continental shelf
terrace
lagoon
18. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
mine
slope
shoal
natural resource
19. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
locks
canyon
Watershed
slope
20. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
plain
current
Wharf
cave
21. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
pasture
iceberg
island
22. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
keys
Waves
junction
rapids
23. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
canyon
mountain chain
fall line
left bank
24. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
mine
left bank
canal
25. 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
pasture
iceberg
bog
irrigated land
26. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
left bank
fall line
harbor
27. Body of still water smaller than a lake
current
fall line
pond
peninsula
28. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
downstream
fall line
irrigated land
bluff
29. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
glacier
Upstream
archipelago
brink
30. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
shoreline
desert
altitude
Watershed
31. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
river
isthmus
seaport
32. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
headland
canal
sandbar
tundra
33. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
piedmont
land
shoal
34. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
levee
crag
current
ledge
35. A small wood without underbrush
longitude
prairie
grove
archipelago
36. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
dune
estuary
timberline
ridge
37. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
steppe
mountain chain
branch
moor
38. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
spit
dune
arm
marsh
39. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
arm
savanna
tributary
40. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
Valley
mesa
elevation
sandbar
41. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
cavern
ridge
Vegetation
42. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
stream
knob
isthmus
cliff
43. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
Tunnel
topography
pool
dam
44. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
Vale
divide
fjord
cinder cone
45. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
point
pool
soil
mountain
46. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
cape
crag
locks
rapids
47. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
stream
estuary
snowline
keys
48. Point where a river empties and ends its course
keys
Watershed
river mouth
pass
49. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
chasm
point
bog
50. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
cliff
pool
mouth
Vale