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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. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
Wharf
reservoir
swamp
2. Deep spot in a stream
pool
atoll
spit
mesa
3. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
creek
shoal
elevation
ford
4. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
sea
altitude
grove
5. Valley
dell
gorge
dale
pier
6. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
channel
prairie
left bank
7. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
Watershed
brook
lake
strait
8. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
Wharf
forest
shore
tableland
9. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
grove
timber
swamp
reef
10. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
mesa
knob
horizon
11. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
lake
pier
basin
levee
12. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
strait
continental shelf
timber
dell
13. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
reservoir
creek
gulf
soil
14. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
basin
swamp
downstream
mountain range
15. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
piedmont
swamp
altitude
crag
16. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
creek
mouth
crag
atoll
17. 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
branch
cape
country
18. Highest part of a hill or mountain
marsh
shoreline
forest
summit
19. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
oasis
left bank
slope
topography
20. A secluded narrow valley
gulf
breakers
peninsula
glen
21. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
cavern
peak
gulf
gulch
22. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
dam
brook
terrace
23. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
ridge
peak
sea
Vale
24. Very steep - high cliff
channel
precipice
creek
latitude
25. 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
coast
bog
brink
sandbar
26. Area of land surrounded by water
Woods
mountain
brook
island
27. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
beach
canal
natural resource
28. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
canal
gulch
bay
cultivated land
29. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
dale
pier
swamp
30. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
left bank
channel
shore
reservoir
31. An open land free of woods and buildings
hill
field
slope
plain
32. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
soil
rapids
tide
33. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
delta
dam
timberline
gorge
34. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
fall line
harbor
cinder cone
divide
35. West-east measurement of position on the earth
Wharf
land
longitude
brook
36. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
iceberg
dell
moor
37. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
continental shelf
branch
sound
38. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
shoal
bank
natural resource
headland
39. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
bluff
seaport
dam
archipelago
40. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
breakers
mouth
snowline
tide
41. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
knoll
timberline
iceberg
timber
42. Chain of mountains
sound
mountain chain
marsh
estuary
43. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
isthmus
channel
cliff
atoll
44. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
sandbar
timber
mine
45. The edge at the top of a steep place
bayou
precipice
brink
dale
46. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
steppe
current
moor
pool
47. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cave
cliff
grove
brink
48. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
savanna
lake
desert
delta
49. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
timber
delta
desert
50. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
mine
bay
river
steppe