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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. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
Valley
land
delta
reservoir
2. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
ridge
mine
pass
river mouth
3. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
pond
sound
peak
bay
4. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
Upstream
crag
ocean
earth
5. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
estuary
channel
knoll
reservoir
6. A hill at the foot of higher hills
bay
current
foothill
summit
7. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
divide
topography
creek
8. An open land free of woods and buildings
strait
coast
field
desert
9. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
cave
junction
sandbar
10. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
cliff
sandbar
mine
timber
11. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
river mouth
horizon
precipice
12. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
reservoir
cove
land
headland
13. 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
left bank
estuary
pool
14. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
field
right bank
steppe
15. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
spit
drainage basin
mountain chain
sound
16. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
estuary
stream
beach
shoal
17. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
seaport
mesa
land
savanna
18. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
timberline
lake
cave
19. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
delta
irrigated land
sea level
continental shelf
20. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
arm
ledge
Tunnel
21. The land near a shore
coast
locks
seaport
land
22. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
estuary
plateau
moor
isthmus
23. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
bank
cinder cone
divide
dike
24. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
dell
seaport
reef
25. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
levee
country
bank
cliff
26. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
dune
iceberg
crater
continent
27. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
meadow
terrace
river mouth
28. Chain of mountains
pool
Woods
tundra
mountain chain
29. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
forest
downstream
Watershed
divide
30. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
bayou
arm
harbor
shoreline
31. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
peninsula
harbor
dune
steppe
32. Direction from which a stream is flowing
delta
harbor
altitude
Upstream
33. Series of connecting mountains
slope
marsh
brink
mountain range
34. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
glacier
piedmont
archipelago
delta
35. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
isthmus
cavern
ridge
swamp
36. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
continent
point
harbor
37. A long and rather narrow body of water - larger than a strait - connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
stream
Watershed
sound
longitude
38. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
reef
stream
chasm
39. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
timberline
fjord
Waves
40. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
dam
fjord
fall line
slope
41. 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
beach
irrigated land
ridge
42. A flow of moving water
river mouth
stream
locks
bog
43. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
river
swamp
Watershed
inlet
44. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
breakers
natural resource
bayou
45. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
rapids
shore
cliff
field
46. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
branch
Watershed
fall line
Waves
47. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
inlet
tide
snowline
savanna
48. Growing plants
basin
oasis
dale
Vegetation
49. Creek
cavern
brook
land
river
50. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
swamp
gulf
spit
reef