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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 point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
country
headland
junction
pond
2. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
stream
continent
knob
downstream
3. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
brink
current
glacier
locks
4. The land near a shore
coast
right bank
foothill
brook
5. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
cove
steppe
sea level
6. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
prairie
strait
cavern
7. Point where a river begins
drainage basin
river source
rapids
tributary
8. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
mesa
prairie
shore
inlet
9. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
left bank
atoll
country
10. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
mine
shoal
iceberg
11. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
pass
channel
sound
12. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
cave
creek
river mouth
country
13. A small wood without underbrush
rapids
grove
gorge
foothill
14. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
ocean
shoal
sea level
continental shelf
15. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
tributary
dike
snowline
16. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
divide
bank
peninsula
17. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
horizon
Valley
headland
inlet
18. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
knoll
dike
island
19. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
arm
point
Watershed
20. Valley
precipice
archipelago
land
dale
21. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
Volcano
island
pond
22. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
grove
Valley
continent
beach
23. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
junction
lagoon
cape
lake
24. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
crater
earth
Waterfall
point
25. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
cinder cone
country
land
point
26. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
Volcano
bog
junction
timber
27. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
archipelago
river source
river
knob
28. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
river
earth
irrigated land
stream
29. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
dune
right bank
tundra
30. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
sandbar
bayou
slope
levee
31. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
bluff
junction
bay
soil
32. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
prairie
divide
country
current
33. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
country
estuary
grove
34. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
Upstream
mountain
knoll
35. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
creek
shore
keys
rapids
36. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
mountain
swamp
Vegetation
river
37. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
gulch
point
continent
38. Chain of mountains
cave
archipelago
Upstream
mountain chain
39. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
harbor
seaport
Wharf
Tunnel
40. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
mine
land
piedmont
41. 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
prairie
island
arm
pasture
42. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
pass
glacier
hill
dell
43. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
gorge
dike
peak
44. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
crag
cultivated land
tide
45. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
tide
altitude
horizon
plain
46. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
knob
ocean
river source
land
47. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
sandbar
gulch
canyon
Waves
48. A secluded narrow valley
Wharf
shore
harbor
glen
49. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
iceberg
grove
arm
Whirlpool
50. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
shoal
branch
oasis
moor