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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 large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
land
Tunnel
iceberg
steppe
2. 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
mine
point
river
3. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
arm
meadow
land
bank
4. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
knoll
cultivated land
breakers
Whirlpool
5. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
divide
Volcano
irrigated land
plain
6. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
timberline
left bank
glacier
7. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
tributary
iceberg
pasture
latitude
8. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
junction
cave
pool
9. An open land free of woods and buildings
pool
ocean
field
locks
10. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
crater
swamp
bayou
creek
11. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
topography
mine
cavern
timberline
12. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
breakers
soil
river mouth
steppe
13. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
natural resource
meadow
Vegetation
piedmont
14. The edge at the top of a steep place
gorge
drainage basin
cavern
brink
15. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
Waves
iceberg
marsh
locks
16. A high - steep bank
tide
cape
bluff
mountain
17. Low land between two hills
plateau
Vale
Waves
river
18. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
estuary
Watershed
dell
archipelago
19. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
current
lake
channel
20. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
headland
beach
longitude
cliff
21. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
tide
reservoir
Waterfall
land
22. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
swamp
pool
locks
Watershed
23. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
chasm
iceberg
snowline
branch
24. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
sound
peak
cinder cone
25. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
keys
point
bluff
Waterfall
26. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
dell
glacier
cultivated land
altitude
27. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
inlet
seaport
mountain
iceberg
28. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
summit
peninsula
bluff
Waves
29. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
meadow
cave
timber
archipelago
30. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
bayou
river mouth
pool
tundra
31. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
gulch
tableland
Vale
ford
32. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
earth
timberline
altitude
coast
33. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
beach
island
keys
34. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
cave
delta
mine
crag
35. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
piedmont
seaport
gulch
dike
36. Chain of mountains
elevation
mountain chain
prairie
savanna
37. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
slope
lagoon
spit
38. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
shoreline
strait
sea
earth
39. North-south measurement of position on the earth
delta
crag
steppe
latitude
40. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
Waves
foothill
mouth
snowline
41. Area of land surrounded by water
island
horizon
desert
brook
42. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
isthmus
channel
field
altitude
43. The angular distance of something above the sea
archipelago
timber
elevation
slope
44. Highest part of a hill or mountain
headland
prairie
peak
summit
45. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
hill
canal
moor
46. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
cove
bluff
point
river
47. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
timber
Upstream
dell
locks
48. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
harbor
chasm
Woods
mesa
49. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
pond
shoal
lake
country
50. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
fjord
hill
keys