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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 narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
slope
downstream
delta
2. A hill at the foot of higher hills
canal
dike
tundra
foothill
3. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
steppe
ridge
bank
country
4. Small - round hill or mound
horizon
knoll
savanna
levee
5. An area of land covered with trees
country
delta
levee
Woods
6. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
cliff
prairie
desert
locks
7. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ford
dale
inlet
canal
8. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
left bank
cultivated land
cavern
lagoon
9. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
drainage basin
oasis
cliff
delta
10. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
grove
creek
piedmont
sea
11. Creek
slope
land
divide
brook
12. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
continent
mountain
arm
soil
13. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
cape
plateau
tableland
estuary
14. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
fjord
country
continent
topography
15. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
pasture
seaport
grove
16. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
summit
bayou
gorge
shoal
17. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
steppe
divide
shoal
18. 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
horizon
continental shelf
mouth
continent
19. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
branch
oasis
steppe
Woods
20. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
cove
Woods
pasture
oasis
21. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
country
crag
Upstream
dell
22. 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
fall line
moor
grove
tide
23. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
plain
right bank
keys
snowline
24. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
fjord
glen
fall line
25. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
creek
point
pass
earth
26. The angular distance of something above the sea
steppe
elevation
Vale
cove
27. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
strait
shoal
meadow
peak
28. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
continent
point
horizon
29. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
Volcano
gulf
prairie
hill
30. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
natural resource
reef
chasm
brook
31. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
lagoon
stream
iceberg
sea
32. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
ledge
crag
fall line
pier
33. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
delta
point
sea level
Whirlpool
34. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mesa
strait
Wharf
mine
35. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
Tunnel
bayou
piedmont
36. 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
mountain range
river source
divide
sound
37. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
piedmont
locks
oasis
shoal
38. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
meadow
pier
Upstream
basin
39. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
fall line
meadow
forest
chasm
40. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
gulch
shoal
knob
horizon
41. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
oasis
Watershed
soil
precipice
42. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
lake
reservoir
canyon
Upstream
43. Growing plants
Waterfall
right bank
Vegetation
cape
44. Direction from which a stream is flowing
river source
Upstream
topography
canal
45. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
savanna
country
strait
cave
46. Valley
dale
Waves
timberline
hill
47. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
pier
gorge
dike
48. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
pool
breakers
Whirlpool
creek
49. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
piedmont
snowline
sound
levee
50. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
ledge
divide
delta
shoreline