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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. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
country
hill
cove
ledge
2. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
sandbar
Wharf
Volcano
3. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
cove
cape
canyon
fjord
4. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
levee
iceberg
grove
point
5. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
right bank
locks
Tunnel
continent
6. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
cave
glacier
point
7. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
altitude
downstream
mountain chain
cultivated land
8. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
point
locks
crag
latitude
9. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
glacier
timber
soil
10. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
plateau
keys
bayou
Watershed
11. 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
bayou
Volcano
archipelago
12. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
horizon
dell
breakers
ocean
13. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
Vegetation
Waterfall
canyon
14. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
cultivated land
timberline
dike
topography
15. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
pond
crater
headland
spit
16. Very steep - high cliff
Valley
precipice
peninsula
crag
17. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
right bank
timberline
timber
country
18. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
timberline
mouth
meadow
tundra
19. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
arm
coast
mesa
lagoon
20. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
left bank
cinder cone
forest
timber
21. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
archipelago
continent
tide
cove
22. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
plateau
rapids
Tunnel
peak
23. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
Vale
terrace
irrigated land
24. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
earth
Watershed
crater
ford
25. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
forest
crater
shore
topography
26. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
marsh
slope
meadow
tributary
27. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
junction
cavern
spit
headland
28. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
continental shelf
drainage basin
pool
dell
29. Series of connecting mountains
glacier
cave
mountain range
fall line
30. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
horizon
divide
beach
iceberg
31. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
strait
latitude
longitude
mouth
32. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
oasis
bluff
altitude
fjord
33. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
river source
point
earth
34. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
junction
strait
savanna
natural resource
35. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
fall line
left bank
piedmont
Vegetation
36. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
archipelago
mouth
canal
river source
37. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
estuary
pond
seaport
strait
38. Smooth - rounded hill
swamp
irrigated land
Waterfall
knob
39. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
lake
right bank
Vale
savanna
40. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
foothill
timber
mine
ridge
41. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
strait
pier
downstream
timberline
42. An area of land covered with trees
dale
seaport
Woods
creek
43. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
arm
desert
cove
delta
44. 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
dale
moor
Vale
sound
45. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
Wharf
reef
continent
brook
46. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
Watershed
breakers
moor
earth
47. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
field
branch
sandbar
mountain range
48. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
hill
river mouth
cinder cone
Waterfall
49. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
brook
estuary
shore
oasis
50. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
Waves
dale
arm
land