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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. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
keys
shore
bayou
terrace
2. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
creek
canal
junction
reef
3. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
continental shelf
hill
mountain
4. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
pasture
shoal
iceberg
5. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
tableland
crag
continental shelf
crater
6. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
dam
mountain
island
delta
7. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
pier
country
summit
8. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
altitude
downstream
country
9. Point where a river begins
river source
foothill
tundra
reservoir
10. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
levee
inlet
peak
cultivated land
11. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
locks
reef
delta
12. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
isthmus
river source
ocean
irrigated land
13. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
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grove
plain
14. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
island
coast
Tunnel
marsh
15. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
precipice
cavern
soil
16. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
headland
timberline
river source
swamp
17. A high - steep bank
bluff
mesa
fall line
grove
18. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
pass
island
peninsula
19. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
chasm
mountain
lagoon
precipice
20. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
meadow
lagoon
crag
creek
21. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
beach
isthmus
canal
current
22. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
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desert
plateau
headland
23. Low land between two hills
delta
Vale
knoll
island
24. The angular distance of something above the sea
plain
cinder cone
elevation
peak
25. Growing plants
continental shelf
headland
Vegetation
isthmus
26. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
knob
Vale
isthmus
Watershed
27. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
land
cliff
basin
knoll
28. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
gorge
oasis
Waterfall
topography
29. A secluded narrow valley
glen
longitude
Vegetation
glacier
30. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
river
gulf
brook
31. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Tunnel
cliff
swamp
river mouth
32. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
swamp
natural resource
current
knob
33. 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
mountain
ridge
fall line
cove
34. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
gulf
inlet
Wharf
continental shelf
35. A flow of moving water
reef
dike
stream
snowline
36. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
peninsula
ledge
piedmont
crater
37. Small - round hill or mound
sea
shoal
knoll
locks
38. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
inlet
marsh
branch
pier
39. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
canyon
river source
slope
meadow
40. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
timberline
peninsula
irrigated land
Tunnel
41. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
land
Woods
gorge
42. Body of still water smaller than a lake
moor
pond
left bank
swamp
43. 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
cultivated land
Upstream
prairie
dike
44. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
ridge
harbor
coast
45. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
country
point
cape
lagoon
46. A small wood without underbrush
arm
grove
desert
headland
47. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
mountain
Vegetation
iceberg
strait
48. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
reservoir
soil
gorge
moor
49. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
strait
natural resource
breakers
50. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
desert
prairie
basin