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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. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
bank
land
ocean
moor
2. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
Waterfall
strait
topography
reservoir
3. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
estuary
cavern
continent
glen
4. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
mountain chain
irrigated land
terrace
5. Deep spot in a stream
Waterfall
tide
pool
peak
6. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
meadow
basin
Waves
headland
7. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
mine
horizon
right bank
divide
8. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
mine
sound
knoll
rapids
9. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
latitude
isthmus
harbor
10. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
steppe
estuary
current
11. Small - round hill or mound
sea level
seaport
shoal
knoll
12. An open land free of woods and buildings
ridge
field
mesa
sound
13. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
locks
harbor
continental shelf
strait
14. The apparent junction of earth and sky
harbor
altitude
horizon
gulf
15. A flow of moving water
stream
summit
Valley
cinder cone
16. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
bank
branch
forest
Tunnel
17. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
archipelago
cavern
latitude
breakers
18. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
shoreline
foothill
Waterfall
pier
19. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
lagoon
hill
chasm
altitude
20. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
piedmont
peninsula
left bank
junction
21. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
topography
arm
pass
22. A small wood without underbrush
bay
grove
Waterfall
Woods
23. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
branch
ocean
soil
estuary
24. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
seaport
pasture
drainage basin
altitude
25. Chain of mountains
glen
mountain chain
snowline
irrigated land
26. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cliff
reservoir
levee
cape
27. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
earth
irrigated land
altitude
estuary
28. Body of still water smaller than a lake
tundra
point
basin
pond
29. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
elevation
sound
Wharf
beach
30. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
cavern
savanna
glen
peninsula
31. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
marsh
arm
Valley
knob
32. 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
Valley
reservoir
bog
ford
33. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
slope
ledge
rapids
terrace
34. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
knoll
headland
inlet
branch
35. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
country
moor
cave
timberline
36. Point where a river empties and ends its course
coast
swamp
forest
river mouth
37. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
elevation
divide
bay
grove
38. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
terrace
headland
junction
Whirlpool
39. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
canal
ford
bluff
prairie
40. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
hill
moor
Tunnel
beach
41. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
mountain range
river
swamp
isthmus
42. Point where a river begins
river source
steppe
cliff
dale
43. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
elevation
stream
terrace
44. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
mountain chain
swamp
spit
canyon
45. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
knoll
right bank
fjord
ocean
46. 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
ford
knoll
divide
fall line
47. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
channel
oasis
natural resource
48. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
bay
inlet
arm
fall line
49. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
dale
current
dam
50. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
tributary
spit
cave
marsh