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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 passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
left bank
bog
strait
altitude
2. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
atoll
forest
Wharf
3. The line where the land meets the water
cliff
dike
shoreline
cavern
4. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
glacier
mountain chain
tableland
branch
5. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
dale
meadow
soil
6. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
plateau
dune
river source
7. Area of land surrounded by water
island
brook
cave
divide
8. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
peak
left bank
lake
9. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
Volcano
current
sea level
10. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
Wharf
piedmont
continental shelf
country
11. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
irrigated land
shore
cavern
foothill
12. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
longitude
estuary
dale
breakers
13. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
peak
river
terrace
bluff
14. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
forest
gorge
continent
longitude
15. An area of land covered with trees
brook
Woods
bank
slope
16. The angular distance of something above the sea
altitude
elevation
bay
topography
17. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
right bank
sea
slope
oasis
18. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
river mouth
lagoon
Waves
dell
19. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
marsh
archipelago
irrigated land
divide
20. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
divide
branch
pasture
21. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
Vegetation
peninsula
terrace
sandbar
22. 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
cultivated land
canyon
crater
23. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
ocean
grove
inlet
24. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
gulf
cinder cone
cape
25. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
desert
steppe
canyon
26. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
crag
steppe
sea
plateau
27. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
bog
current
left bank
river
28. West-east measurement of position on the earth
downstream
archipelago
longitude
inlet
29. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
gorge
reef
swamp
brink
30. Direction from which a stream is flowing
inlet
Upstream
prairie
seaport
31. Very steep - high cliff
river source
savanna
sea level
precipice
32. Series of connecting mountains
prairie
mountain range
estuary
natural resource
33. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
branch
piedmont
tundra
oasis
34. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
ledge
canyon
right bank
35. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
timber
ridge
harbor
soil
36. 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
sea
bay
fall line
mouth
37. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
chasm
glacier
crag
bay
38. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
dam
chasm
field
39. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
mountain
shore
Whirlpool
plateau
40. Deep spot in a stream
locks
pool
field
Valley
41. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
reservoir
precipice
river mouth
42. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
mountain range
arm
branch
43. Valley
oasis
divide
dale
continent
44. 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
Vegetation
piedmont
bog
cape
45. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
chasm
natural resource
rapids
46. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
meadow
pier
forest
elevation
47. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
Upstream
seaport
chasm
pasture
48. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
crater
mountain chain
downstream
Wharf
49. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
gorge
archipelago
lake
50. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
plain
Whirlpool
crag
sound