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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 very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
moor
gorge
reservoir
2. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
divide
ocean
knob
3. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
oasis
timberline
brink
plain
4. Chain of mountains
savanna
rapids
mountain chain
ford
5. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
glacier
altitude
forest
knob
6. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
bayou
basin
ford
plain
7. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
Wharf
mountain chain
archipelago
8. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
prairie
tide
cinder cone
gorge
9. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
estuary
crater
tundra
beach
10. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
river mouth
land
peak
ridge
11. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
timber
bay
levee
branch
12. Deep spot in a stream
mountain chain
river source
pool
knoll
13. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
pasture
bank
cultivated land
beach
14. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
strait
continental shelf
gulf
isthmus
15. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
mesa
oasis
mountain
16. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
precipice
seaport
bog
continent
17. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
bog
breakers
divide
18. 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
fall line
ocean
mountain
mesa
19. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
continental shelf
archipelago
Vale
arm
20. Low land between two hills
Vale
pasture
ridge
continental shelf
21. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
glen
timber
river
22. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
inlet
piedmont
cave
mouth
23. A flow of moving water
continent
downstream
cape
stream
24. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
continent
glen
seaport
forest
25. Russian term for mid-latitude
Tunnel
peninsula
steppe
savanna
26. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
piedmont
knoll
Watershed
bank
27. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
knob
ocean
Valley
gulch
28. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
pond
mountain chain
mesa
reef
29. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
cultivated land
dell
precipice
Waterfall
30. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
pond
glen
inlet
arm
31. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
bank
shoal
Wharf
timberline
32. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
land
irrigated land
chasm
mine
33. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
soil
Watershed
Tunnel
levee
34. West-east measurement of position on the earth
breakers
longitude
latitude
continental shelf
35. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
plain
soil
cliff
country
36. Creek
swamp
mountain chain
mountain
brook
37. 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
isthmus
sound
country
junction
38. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
junction
irrigated land
marsh
strait
39. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
brink
cliff
river
dell
40. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
divide
natural resource
mine
hill
41. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
channel
dam
lake
headland
42. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
slope
topography
headland
Whirlpool
43. A small sheltered inlet or bay
knob
creek
prairie
cove
44. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
knob
Waterfall
soil
longitude
45. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
levee
horizon
locks
archipelago
46. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
Woods
Vegetation
crater
downstream
47. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
isthmus
iceberg
reservoir
48. 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
continental shelf
keys
crag
meadow
49. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
continent
river
shoreline
sea
50. The line where the land meets the water
beach
shoreline
levee
Vale