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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 passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
Tunnel
snowline
peninsula
strait
2. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
country
plateau
coast
3. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
tundra
dam
elevation
4. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
left bank
estuary
fjord
headland
5. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
brook
Volcano
gulf
bog
6. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
mountain chain
divide
keys
current
7. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
bank
Valley
peak
levee
8. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
ford
Vale
plateau
basin
9. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
pasture
natural resource
mine
shore
10. Growing plants
peninsula
sea level
horizon
Vegetation
11. Creek
river source
shore
right bank
brook
12. Deep spot in a stream
fjord
pool
atoll
breakers
13. Small - round hill or mound
land
cultivated land
stream
knoll
14. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
ocean
sea level
plain
lake
15. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
levee
tableland
chasm
land
16. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
locks
slope
sea level
17. The edge at the top of a steep place
tundra
sea level
Valley
brink
18. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
slope
cape
archipelago
brook
19. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
shore
sandbar
bay
20. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
glacier
breakers
lagoon
cavern
21. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
Watershed
crag
lake
22. 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
fall line
meadow
continental shelf
brook
23. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
sea level
breakers
forest
soil
24. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
shore
bay
fall line
savanna
25. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
rapids
pass
snowline
cultivated land
26. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
snowline
bank
mountain
arm
27. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
cove
rapids
cape
spit
28. Point where a river empties and ends its course
reservoir
steppe
river mouth
rapids
29. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
ocean
delta
Watershed
downstream
30. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
ocean
brook
reef
slope
31. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
current
pass
river
arm
32. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
dell
river mouth
moor
delta
33. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
river mouth
summit
mouth
34. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
savanna
natural resource
longitude
gulf
35. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
Woods
soil
tide
branch
36. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
mountain range
tundra
bayou
37. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
topography
dam
atoll
38. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
timberline
pasture
tide
39. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
savanna
gorge
river mouth
40. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
point
pond
savanna
Vale
41. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
downstream
meadow
mountain chain
chasm
42. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
grove
mountain
plain
foothill
43. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
pasture
dike
stream
mouth
44. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
country
keys
forest
harbor
45. Point where a river begins
continent
creek
chasm
river source
46. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
archipelago
headland
lake
field
47. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
tundra
gulch
cultivated land
left bank
48. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
country
junction
forest
creek
49. A flow of moving water
mountain
hill
swamp
stream
50. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
peak
gulf
levee
mesa