SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Geography
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
geography
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
seaport
elevation
mouth
2. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
cliff
ridge
peak
hill
3. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
atoll
levee
mesa
tide
4. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
iceberg
gulf
channel
mine
5. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
fall line
pier
horizon
shoal
6. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
ford
Waves
altitude
7. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
pier
soil
river source
8. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
Vale
ocean
stream
9. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
terrace
coast
grove
tableland
10. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
knoll
peak
inlet
forest
11. The apparent junction of earth and sky
cave
horizon
Woods
point
12. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
crag
plateau
fjord
river mouth
13. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dell
continental shelf
ledge
bluff
14. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
longitude
harbor
canyon
Volcano
15. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
pond
dale
inlet
irrigated land
16. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
headland
country
current
17. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
elevation
bay
canal
18. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
timberline
Whirlpool
downstream
dune
19. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
bank
earth
mine
fall line
20. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
dale
ford
Woods
reservoir
21. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
knoll
branch
cavern
cape
22. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
knoll
dell
cavern
23. Valley
hill
mouth
reef
dale
24. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
Upstream
precipice
keys
shoreline
25. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
downstream
gulf
shore
shoal
26. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
locks
delta
Vale
27. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
foothill
plateau
mesa
28. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
continental shelf
estuary
tributary
pass
29. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
ridge
gulch
left bank
30. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
precipice
levee
canyon
left bank
31. Russian term for mid-latitude
steppe
Vale
coast
creek
32. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
basin
peak
bayou
ocean
33. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
breakers
ocean
peninsula
left bank
34. Body of still water smaller than a lake
seaport
latitude
river
pond
35. Point where a river begins
river source
cave
locks
marsh
36. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
spit
piedmont
Tunnel
bluff
37. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
sea
tundra
right bank
Waves
38. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
headland
crater
timber
bog
39. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
prairie
channel
cultivated land
topography
40. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
Waves
iceberg
island
cavern
41. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
mountain
lake
shoal
field
42. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
pond
gorge
left bank
cavern
43. Chain of mountains
strait
mountain chain
shore
moor
44. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
field
oasis
marsh
shoal
45. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
point
estuary
mouth
reef
46. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
brook
mountain
creek
river source
47. 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
tableland
isthmus
forest
fall line
48. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
river mouth
natural resource
branch
inlet
49. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
dike
iceberg
precipice
creek
50. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
headland
pass
mesa
ford