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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 flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
Woods
mesa
bank
river source
2. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
ridge
dam
inlet
earth
3. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
bank
peak
cavern
topography
4. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
Watershed
hill
current
slope
5. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
timberline
rapids
channel
atoll
6. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
Waterfall
bluff
timberline
mouth
7. The angular distance of something above the sea
sound
elevation
fjord
Vale
8. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
crag
elevation
precipice
land
9. A secluded narrow valley
gorge
bank
cavern
glen
10. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
basin
cliff
island
savanna
11. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
Woods
breakers
branch
steppe
12. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
lagoon
latitude
inlet
dam
13. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
hill
marsh
sea
continent
14. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
grove
reservoir
river mouth
bog
15. Direction from which a stream is flowing
pool
gulf
Upstream
Waterfall
16. Growing plants
Vegetation
basin
seaport
latitude
17. Smooth - rounded hill
precipice
longitude
current
knob
18. Body of still water smaller than a lake
gorge
stream
pond
tableland
19. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
knob
land
Woods
20. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
elevation
bay
reservoir
summit
21. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
downstream
reef
right bank
irrigated land
22. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
earth
glen
latitude
seaport
23. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
tundra
pool
creek
harbor
24. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
sandbar
glacier
gorge
inlet
25. 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
Whirlpool
mountain chain
bog
beach
26. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
river source
dike
left bank
chasm
27. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
sandbar
breakers
iceberg
junction
28. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
delta
foothill
headland
divide
29. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
canal
forest
tableland
summit
30. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
savanna
chasm
estuary
gorge
31. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
plateau
cape
dam
levee
32. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
delta
ledge
downstream
desert
33. A flow of moving water
coast
stream
harbor
basin
34. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
harbor
gorge
downstream
knob
35. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
tide
forest
mesa
bog
36. A high - steep bank
peninsula
bluff
marsh
land
37. Valley
ledge
Waves
ford
dale
38. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
terrace
Volcano
delta
divide
39. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
Whirlpool
reservoir
divide
crater
40. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
Waterfall
river mouth
dell
topography
41. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
tide
horizon
country
elevation
42. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
soil
terrace
glacier
43. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
sea level
point
gulch
Whirlpool
44. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
mountain
marsh
Vegetation
45. Highest part of a hill or mountain
stream
mountain range
dune
summit
46. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
plateau
river source
dell
47. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
oasis
cultivated land
bluff
stream
48. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
Watershed
reservoir
Tunnel
49. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
cave
seaport
lake
rapids
50. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
brink
delta
beach
Valley