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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. Valley
dell
sandbar
glacier
dale
2. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
mouth
cavern
Waterfall
grove
3. West-east measurement of position on the earth
glen
Waterfall
piedmont
longitude
4. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
spit
junction
reservoir
headland
5. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
timberline
river
bayou
dam
6. Chain of mountains
Woods
moor
chasm
mountain chain
7. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
tableland
chasm
left bank
downstream
8. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
spit
cape
Woods
9. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
country
reservoir
gulf
lake
10. A secluded narrow valley
chasm
glen
ford
basin
11. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
timberline
junction
Waterfall
basin
12. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
peninsula
inlet
savanna
gulf
13. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
meadow
grove
marsh
14. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
pasture
Waves
sea
continent
15. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
levee
mouth
spit
slope
16. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
coast
soil
canal
gulf
17. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
elevation
isthmus
land
lagoon
18. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
Upstream
current
fjord
glen
19. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
tableland
elevation
longitude
20. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
gorge
left bank
pond
levee
21. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
right bank
timberline
cinder cone
sound
22. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dune
dell
meadow
fjord
23. Creek
tundra
brook
meadow
tributary
24. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
altitude
river
ridge
25. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
point
dune
crater
cliff
26. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
altitude
meadow
cavern
27. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
knob
horizon
Waterfall
desert
28. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
mesa
gulf
bayou
breakers
29. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
Waves
oasis
country
Tunnel
30. A high - steep bank
bluff
dam
isthmus
shoreline
31. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
latitude
pier
tide
horizon
32. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
beach
coast
sound
strait
33. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
swamp
desert
beach
sea level
34. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
marsh
crater
Waves
35. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
harbor
right bank
shore
steppe
36. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
point
levee
foothill
piedmont
37. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
dam
bayou
country
spit
38. A flow of moving water
mountain chain
plateau
lake
stream
39. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
brink
junction
tundra
40. Russian term for mid-latitude
arm
canal
elevation
steppe
41. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
timber
oasis
snowline
42. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
island
Valley
river
43. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
sea level
left bank
branch
atoll
44. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
plain
dell
chasm
earth
45. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
prairie
dike
field
crater
46. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
plain
headland
cliff
summit
47. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
keys
summit
mountain
basin
48. Deep spot in a stream
prairie
Watershed
ridge
pool
49. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
mountain
continent
Whirlpool
Valley
50. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
crater
point
pond
cliff