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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. North-south measurement of position on the earth
bank
latitude
fjord
peak
2. Stream that flows into another stream
gulf
canyon
knoll
tributary
3. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
shore
piedmont
longitude
point
4. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
knoll
isthmus
moor
levee
5. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
gulf
forest
slope
6. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
horizon
lake
locks
cavern
7. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
cinder cone
glen
foothill
8. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
ridge
slope
Whirlpool
creek
9. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
pass
shore
atoll
ridge
10. A line joining the waterfalls on numerous rivers that marks the point where each river descends from the upland to the lowland and the limit of the navigability of the river
mesa
dune
fall line
ridge
11. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
drainage basin
knoll
beach
12. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
earth
strait
current
swamp
13. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
savanna
pasture
cape
desert
14. Highest part of a hill or mountain
latitude
glen
Waves
summit
15. Area of land surrounded by water
chasm
tableland
island
ridge
16. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Wharf
seaport
sea
Watershed
17. Growing plants
inlet
canyon
Vegetation
iceberg
18. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
divide
ford
swamp
canal
19. Smooth - rounded hill
knob
plain
steppe
bluff
20. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
elevation
prairie
left bank
fjord
21. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
cinder cone
bank
continent
22. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
harbor
tide
reef
creek
23. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
gulf
bay
natural resource
24. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
arm
land
bank
inlet
25. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
Wharf
earth
continent
longitude
26. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
moor
Upstream
precipice
27. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
pool
spit
topography
continental shelf
28. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
dike
sound
oasis
Vegetation
29. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
timber
continental shelf
spit
isthmus
30. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
soil
peak
marsh
gulf
31. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
land
ocean
longitude
iceberg
32. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
mouth
continent
atoll
33. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
cinder cone
pier
keys
current
34. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
marsh
prairie
Upstream
foothill
35. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
cliff
lagoon
tableland
cavern
36. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
Whirlpool
canyon
bank
37. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
shoal
isthmus
dune
basin
38. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
shoal
creek
pasture
39. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
ocean
crag
river source
40. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
forest
altitude
cave
sea
41. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
reservoir
piedmont
brook
levee
42. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
timber
crag
country
plain
43. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
continental shelf
reservoir
oasis
forest
44. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
knoll
seaport
river mouth
45. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
cave
longitude
plain
meadow
46. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
sea level
coast
estuary
47. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
junction
Whirlpool
reef
48. A small sheltered inlet or bay
cove
delta
dike
pass
49. A secluded narrow valley
iceberg
Waves
glen
mountain range
50. Body of still water smaller than a lake
chasm
stream
pond
ridge