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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 area of land covered with trees
bayou
sound
locks
Woods
2. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
sound
foothill
horizon
3. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
sandbar
bog
mouth
knob
4. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
junction
sea level
Tunnel
5. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
breakers
dune
mountain range
Waves
6. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
pass
delta
reservoir
point
7. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
irrigated land
delta
Vegetation
snowline
8. The angular distance of something above the sea
channel
elevation
river source
river
9. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
downstream
glacier
knob
10. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
Whirlpool
snowline
cove
crater
11. Body of still water smaller than a lake
land
junction
downstream
pond
12. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
hill
desert
arm
13. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
rapids
marsh
drainage basin
Tunnel
14. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
irrigated land
pass
field
reef
15. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
stream
keys
bayou
shoreline
16. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
branch
natural resource
cultivated land
elevation
17. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
point
timberline
peninsula
sandbar
18. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Tunnel
bog
Wharf
Vale
19. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
plateau
swamp
locks
pasture
20. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
pasture
shoal
canyon
levee
21. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
steppe
fall line
snowline
22. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
left bank
dike
shoal
tundra
23. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
inlet
sea level
divide
24. A secluded narrow valley
Valley
glen
irrigated land
archipelago
25. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
dune
iceberg
archipelago
elevation
26. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
longitude
swamp
Woods
natural resource
27. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
river mouth
dam
ledge
28. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
dale
mountain
mouth
29. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
atoll
inlet
cinder cone
30. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
mountain chain
shoreline
longitude
soil
31. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
river mouth
oasis
bayou
mesa
32. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
terrace
levee
knob
sea
33. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
timber
soil
bank
cave
34. The edge at the top of a steep place
estuary
brink
rapids
beach
35. Point where a river begins
horizon
creek
natural resource
river source
36. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
levee
horizon
dale
glen
37. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
dale
brook
reef
38. A high - steep bank
mountain
river source
bluff
channel
39. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
hill
rapids
plain
stream
40. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
timberline
chasm
dale
arm
41. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
pool
cape
shore
archipelago
42. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
Vale
bluff
canal
sandbar
43. The land near a shore
ledge
coast
ford
cavern
44. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
junction
river mouth
irrigated land
45. 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
gorge
point
savanna
bog
46. Growing plants
reef
Vegetation
shoreline
earth
47. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
drainage basin
sea
branch
slope
48. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
mine
field
gulch
Valley
49. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
strait
shore
snowline
50. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
strait
junction
headland
ledge