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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. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
canyon
lake
ridge
downstream
2. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
fall line
cliff
isthmus
forest
3. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
mountain range
bayou
breakers
glacier
4. 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
shore
Waves
sound
elevation
5. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
prairie
mine
stream
sound
6. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
precipice
arm
spit
7. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
island
shoreline
ledge
sea level
8. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
meadow
cove
ford
bog
9. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
savanna
chasm
branch
spit
10. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
ocean
sandbar
prairie
snowline
11. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
lake
cinder cone
pier
crag
12. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
steppe
delta
sea
snowline
13. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
natural resource
delta
cape
plain
14. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
cliff
slope
topography
15. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
brook
seaport
Waves
rapids
16. Stream that flows into another stream
ocean
timber
divide
tributary
17. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
field
dell
bay
dam
18. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
piedmont
pass
swamp
mountain chain
19. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
delta
rapids
mountain range
brook
20. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
tundra
fall line
iceberg
21. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
glacier
continent
prairie
22. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
Watershed
prairie
arm
tide
23. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
tableland
drainage basin
meadow
continental shelf
24. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
sound
dam
lake
mouth
25. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
Valley
cove
knob
26. Low land between two hills
junction
mountain chain
Vale
peninsula
27. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
lake
hill
bay
swamp
28. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
delta
stream
marsh
cinder cone
29. The angular distance of something above the sea
Vale
elevation
keys
Wharf
30. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
altitude
gulch
elevation
summit
31. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
latitude
continent
pasture
Wharf
32. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
slope
iceberg
continent
gorge
33. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
grove
creek
soil
left bank
34. The line where the land meets the water
river mouth
Whirlpool
shoreline
knob
35. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Volcano
spit
Wharf
savanna
36. Point where a river empties and ends its course
chasm
river mouth
knoll
shoal
37. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
point
elevation
ridge
38. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
bluff
peninsula
shore
oasis
39. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
strait
summit
moor
isthmus
40. The edge at the top of a steep place
pier
Watershed
brink
piedmont
41. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
continent
mesa
lagoon
elevation
42. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
keys
seaport
land
43. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
prairie
irrigated land
mountain range
44. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pasture
tide
pond
glen
45. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
spit
plateau
shore
plain
46. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
island
desert
continental shelf
47. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
elevation
longitude
basin
bog
48. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
canal
timber
keys
isthmus
49. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
tributary
current
lagoon
ridge
50. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
bank
chasm
basin
bay