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Geography
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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. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
foothill
longitude
tundra
archipelago
2. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
knoll
hill
ford
levee
3. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
river
pasture
timberline
cliff
4. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
terrace
spit
keys
5. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
current
peak
crater
mine
6. Growing plants
delta
Vegetation
mouth
elevation
7. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
Wharf
sandbar
beach
right bank
8. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
river mouth
ford
snowline
shoreline
9. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
crater
bog
fall line
slope
10. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
Waterfall
longitude
reservoir
cape
11. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
lake
timber
river mouth
gulch
12. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
Whirlpool
cavern
mine
tundra
13. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
Upstream
continental shelf
Vale
14. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
sandbar
Whirlpool
moor
terrace
15. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
Vale
crater
soil
dam
16. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
desert
summit
tundra
17. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
stream
Upstream
river mouth
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
tributary
fall line
right bank
strait
19. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
oasis
iceberg
sea
reef
20. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
basin
Waves
longitude
bluff
21. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
canyon
river mouth
terrace
22. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
brink
ridge
ocean
keys
23. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canal
locks
chasm
keys
24. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
topography
foothill
pool
25. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
Volcano
bay
channel
spit
26. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
mountain chain
junction
basin
irrigated land
27. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
knoll
tributary
brook
sea level
28. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
ledge
savanna
strait
bay
29. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
Watershed
sound
plateau
30. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
headland
dam
spit
31. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
pasture
continental shelf
natural resource
shore
32. Russian term for mid-latitude
glen
Vegetation
steppe
forest
33. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
levee
drainage basin
crater
elevation
34. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
piedmont
peninsula
sound
channel
35. Area of land surrounded by water
ledge
basin
sandbar
island
36. 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
pool
Upstream
continental shelf
crater
37. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
seaport
downstream
gulf
glen
38. A flow of moving water
gorge
land
stream
spit
39. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
Valley
Woods
inlet
pass
40. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
crater
channel
Woods
oasis
41. 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
lake
bog
canyon
meadow
42. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
Tunnel
moor
irrigated land
cape
43. A high - steep bank
bluff
tableland
breakers
reef
44. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
headland
pass
land
45. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
ledge
topography
locks
current
46. Creek
arm
reservoir
cinder cone
brook
47. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
brook
lagoon
bayou
branch
48. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
knob
estuary
elevation
pass
49. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
cultivated land
knoll
gulch
junction
50. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dell
levee
shoreline
tide