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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. The land near a shore
dike
Watershed
coast
cape
2. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
Vale
left bank
marsh
sea
3. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
bog
tableland
keys
mine
4. Body of still water smaller than a lake
shore
pond
chasm
locks
5. An area of land covered with trees
atoll
keys
Woods
mountain range
6. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
hill
cavern
Vegetation
savanna
7. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
shore
junction
bog
terrace
8. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
basin
isthmus
oasis
downstream
9. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
Vale
latitude
swamp
shore
10. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
mountain
natural resource
longitude
desert
11. Creek
brook
meadow
island
pier
12. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
dune
sound
altitude
iceberg
13. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
Woods
cinder cone
prairie
tide
14. Stream that flows into another stream
stream
sandbar
canal
tributary
15. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
continent
river source
plain
ocean
16. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
pier
tide
precipice
gulch
17. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
headland
cove
plateau
Volcano
18. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
gorge
snowline
savanna
19. The edge at the top of a steep place
glacier
estuary
bayou
brink
20. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
marsh
canyon
Watershed
21. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
country
terrace
stream
timberline
22. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
altitude
soil
forest
peninsula
23. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
atoll
river
coast
24. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
dune
bog
pass
cove
25. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
keys
dune
Volcano
pier
26. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
bog
shoal
sea level
plain
27. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
branch
divide
mesa
crag
28. Highest part of a hill or mountain
arm
elevation
summit
estuary
29. Direction from which a stream is flowing
bayou
peak
Upstream
delta
30. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
chasm
ledge
right bank
cave
31. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
strait
mesa
cinder cone
dell
32. Low land between two hills
channel
Vale
iceberg
steppe
33. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
terrace
reef
mouth
locks
34. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
tributary
atoll
bay
drainage basin
35. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
estuary
levee
meadow
prairie
36. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
bluff
forest
slope
basin
37. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
marsh
sound
mountain range
arm
38. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
sandbar
tundra
cavern
39. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
tide
pond
peninsula
glacier
40. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
hill
country
shoal
pool
41. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
Volcano
crater
locks
harbor
42. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
Wharf
tundra
beach
43. Valley
dale
prairie
lake
left bank
44. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
atoll
brook
levee
coast
45. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
natural resource
point
dell
levee
46. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
field
tide
Watershed
47. Deep spot in a stream
river source
mesa
pool
oasis
48. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
Tunnel
tundra
knoll
49. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
longitude
reef
peninsula
50. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
latitude
dam
channel
strait