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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 flow of moving water
channel
Vale
branch
stream
2. Stream that flows into another stream
fjord
isthmus
tributary
prairie
3. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
Upstream
branch
moor
creek
4. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
iceberg
mesa
natural resource
5. A small sheltered inlet or bay
headland
timber
cove
marsh
6. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
arm
Waterfall
fjord
reservoir
7. Creek
divide
shoal
brook
tableland
8. A small wood without underbrush
branch
pond
left bank
grove
9. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
Volcano
timberline
glacier
peak
10. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
divide
ocean
plain
iceberg
11. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
prairie
pass
country
12. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
longitude
archipelago
cultivated land
13. The land near a shore
Vale
precipice
coast
continent
14. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
Whirlpool
elevation
beach
isthmus
15. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
isthmus
crag
continental shelf
headland
16. West-east measurement of position on the earth
mine
knoll
fall line
longitude
17. An area of land covered with trees
downstream
Woods
grove
topography
18. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
timber
tundra
rapids
lagoon
19. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
knob
cove
lagoon
20. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
archipelago
foothill
pass
Tunnel
21. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
mesa
savanna
gulch
breakers
22. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
desert
seaport
basin
bluff
23. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Valley
earth
river
keys
24. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
knoll
dam
rapids
cove
25. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
sandbar
lake
mouth
irrigated land
26. Deep spot in a stream
pool
Upstream
timberline
longitude
27. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cavern
cultivated land
steppe
peninsula
28. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
field
chasm
tundra
basin
29. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
terrace
Valley
ocean
30. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
knoll
branch
coast
31. Very steep - high cliff
bayou
bank
brink
precipice
32. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
soil
savanna
bank
Upstream
33. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
pasture
seaport
slope
34. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
gulf
dam
continent
ledge
35. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
river source
mesa
Wharf
meadow
36. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
topography
Waterfall
canal
reservoir
37. Point where a river begins
crag
desert
locks
river source
38. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
horizon
Valley
pasture
precipice
39. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
plain
terrace
spit
isthmus
40. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
gulf
plateau
Waves
river
41. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
river source
river
sea
gulf
42. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
sound
piedmont
Valley
43. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
oasis
snowline
dale
topography
44. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
mesa
bog
Wharf
bayou
45. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
brink
headland
rapids
sandbar
46. A high - steep bank
dam
ridge
right bank
bluff
47. 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
Waterfall
sound
delta
Tunnel
48. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
canyon
Vegetation
Upstream
49. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
channel
natural resource
longitude
50. Growing plants
Vegetation
basin
Volcano
strait