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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. The apparent junction of earth and sky
Tunnel
peak
horizon
sandbar
2. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
spit
slope
Watershed
meadow
3. Highest part of a hill or mountain
dell
bay
plain
summit
4. The angular distance of something above the sea
stream
hill
pass
elevation
5. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
dune
ridge
dam
canyon
6. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
basin
continent
coast
7. 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
creek
Waves
continental shelf
swamp
8. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
forest
inlet
glacier
sea
9. Low land between two hills
field
Vale
moor
irrigated land
10. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
pasture
chasm
grove
11. The land near a shore
coast
basin
Watershed
gulch
12. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
Waterfall
bayou
savanna
dam
13. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
foothill
marsh
tide
canyon
14. Stream that flows into another stream
desert
tributary
timber
pond
15. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
prairie
cave
plain
ford
16. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
topography
right bank
ridge
current
17. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
soil
stream
pass
beach
18. A secluded narrow valley
grove
cliff
glen
mountain chain
19. Valley
tableland
dale
Vale
mountain chain
20. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
breakers
dell
iceberg
island
21. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
Watershed
ocean
prairie
Volcano
22. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
peninsula
precipice
cavern
left bank
23. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
sandbar
Volcano
bluff
24. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
steppe
lagoon
Volcano
gulch
25. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
mountain range
Valley
cultivated land
cinder cone
26. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
pool
desert
stream
27. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
seaport
cliff
beach
soil
28. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
cave
meadow
pass
atoll
29. North-south measurement of position on the earth
coast
latitude
river
pass
30. Smooth - rounded hill
dale
mouth
elevation
knob
31. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
steppe
cave
creek
altitude
32. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
land
ridge
timber
canal
33. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
estuary
current
bayou
34. 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
peak
summit
bog
breakers
35. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
grove
downstream
fall line
forest
36. The line where the land meets the water
fall line
archipelago
shoreline
chasm
37. Point where a river empties and ends its course
continent
river mouth
mouth
breakers
38. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
knob
hill
tableland
39. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
point
Whirlpool
chasm
channel
40. An open land free of woods and buildings
point
lagoon
field
plateau
41. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
swamp
river mouth
reef
tundra
42. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
pass
oasis
estuary
breakers
43. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
Whirlpool
country
foothill
marsh
44. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
spit
topography
delta
strait
45. Small - round hill or mound
snowline
knoll
forest
terrace
46. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
forest
cliff
ocean
junction
47. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
dam
arm
field
cape
48. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
inlet
dike
tableland
shore
49. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
divide
glen
bayou
fjord
50. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
river source
latitude
forest
mine