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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. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
dam
country
pier
2. Highest part of a hill or mountain
pass
summit
timber
grove
3. Area of land surrounded by water
mountain range
headland
island
dike
4. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
chasm
gulf
cove
Valley
5. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Waterfall
crater
Waves
river mouth
6. A small wood without underbrush
grove
archipelago
earth
timber
7. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
glen
atoll
dike
oasis
8. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
field
mouth
ocean
9. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
crater
island
seaport
dune
10. Low land between two hills
Vale
horizon
canyon
headland
11. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
plain
latitude
crater
12. West-east measurement of position on the earth
moor
irrigated land
longitude
Vegetation
13. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
altitude
right bank
land
14. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
levee
bog
island
15. A flow of moving water
Upstream
stream
junction
brook
16. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
canal
slope
altitude
17. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
cave
mouth
dam
18. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
spit
country
dell
plateau
19. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
savanna
grove
soil
continent
20. Direction from which a stream is flowing
gorge
latitude
Upstream
Watershed
21. 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
desert
foothill
sound
shoreline
22. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
piedmont
brook
shoal
23. North-south measurement of position on the earth
right bank
latitude
oasis
sandbar
24. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
hill
snowline
mountain
reservoir
25. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
divide
pool
cliff
26. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
irrigated land
precipice
bank
27. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
mouth
estuary
Waves
28. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
sandbar
cavern
tableland
inlet
29. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
shoal
gulch
irrigated land
bay
30. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
peak
mountain range
moor
topography
31. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
desert
dell
sea
32. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
seaport
Waterfall
downstream
locks
33. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
drainage basin
keys
gorge
levee
34. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
mesa
piedmont
brook
harbor
35. The apparent junction of earth and sky
arm
tableland
horizon
crater
36. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
mine
tableland
meadow
ford
37. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
island
reservoir
pier
locks
38. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
latitude
Vale
dell
39. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
fjord
stream
soil
keys
40. A high - steep bank
savanna
bluff
channel
Vegetation
41. Small - round hill or mound
canyon
prairie
ledge
knoll
42. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
lake
summit
gulf
archipelago
43. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
reef
locks
timber
brink
44. 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
dune
cliff
bog
hill
45. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
cavern
bayou
cliff
sea
46. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
isthmus
gulch
cove
47. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
left bank
peninsula
Vegetation
48. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
point
spit
prairie
plain
49. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
mountain
crag
fall line
gulf
50. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
peninsula
divide
basin