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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 small wood without underbrush
grove
ocean
branch
piedmont
2. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
steppe
precipice
dike
brink
3. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
shore
dune
downstream
cliff
4. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
tide
levee
foothill
left bank
5. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
pasture
peninsula
current
cultivated land
6. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
glacier
Vale
lake
7. A small sheltered inlet or bay
cove
lagoon
drainage basin
continental shelf
8. 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
bog
stream
river source
pool
9. An area of land covered with trees
mountain range
Wharf
Woods
continental shelf
10. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
chasm
dune
keys
field
11. A shallow submarine plane of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor
peak
lake
continental shelf
shore
12. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
Tunnel
topography
crater
breakers
13. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
chasm
ridge
precipice
dune
14. Creek
locks
brook
estuary
Woods
15. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
pond
isthmus
river mouth
16. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
Waves
brink
pier
bank
17. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
pier
river mouth
seaport
plateau
18. Smooth - rounded hill
foothill
knob
Whirlpool
gulch
19. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
river
atoll
current
mine
20. A high - steep bank
bayou
canal
bluff
oasis
21. West-east measurement of position on the earth
land
Volcano
pond
longitude
22. Russian term for mid-latitude
Woods
bayou
steppe
mountain
23. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
current
dale
brink
24. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
dike
seaport
headland
soil
25. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
summit
prairie
reef
isthmus
26. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
bluff
tributary
meadow
27. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
river
soil
divide
28. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
Tunnel
summit
downstream
29. The land near a shore
sea level
horizon
coast
elevation
30. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
continental shelf
swamp
pond
mountain
31. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
altitude
chasm
harbor
gorge
32. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
inlet
plain
junction
topography
33. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
dune
lake
cultivated land
mesa
34. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
left bank
tributary
meadow
current
35. 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
glen
lake
sound
meadow
36. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
inlet
hill
longitude
locks
37. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
desert
current
crater
38. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
earth
pass
gulf
39. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
brook
spit
lake
cavern
40. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
inlet
ridge
mountain
gulf
41. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
ledge
drainage basin
lagoon
breakers
42. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
mountain range
field
canyon
current
43. Any place where water flows in a small circle usually caused by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting
point
Whirlpool
reservoir
pond
44. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
river mouth
rapids
cape
45. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
forest
Wharf
Vegetation
46. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
meadow
land
right bank
47. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
Woods
crag
savanna
48. Growing plants
summit
Vegetation
branch
altitude
49. 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
cape
fall line
timber
delta
50. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
ocean
mouth
right bank
island