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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. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
altitude
point
latitude
Volcano
2. A small sheltered inlet or bay
channel
irrigated land
right bank
cove
3. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
beach
tundra
ford
gorge
4. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
peak
reef
dike
Vegetation
5. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
river mouth
mouth
seaport
branch
6. The land near a shore
Tunnel
plain
breakers
coast
7. Body of still water smaller than a lake
mouth
cliff
pond
drainage basin
8. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
chasm
dale
creek
9. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
timber
canal
cliff
Vegetation
10. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
Upstream
Waves
channel
natural resource
11. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
seaport
current
dike
beach
12. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
strait
field
elevation
13. 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
altitude
glen
sound
sea level
14. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
locks
atoll
crag
natural resource
15. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
ocean
land
arm
keys
16. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
canal
dam
levee
reservoir
17. Very steep - high cliff
altitude
foothill
precipice
isthmus
18. 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
bluff
bog
moor
terrace
19. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
dale
lagoon
sea level
mountain
20. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
tableland
bay
Upstream
Wharf
21. Stream that flows into another stream
earth
beach
tributary
peninsula
22. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
gorge
dam
arm
Vegetation
23. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
plain
dam
creek
snowline
24. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
coast
forest
savanna
25. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
dell
coast
beach
sea level
26. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
pool
mountain chain
summit
27. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
longitude
ocean
river mouth
horizon
28. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
divide
iceberg
atoll
natural resource
29. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
junction
harbor
bog
fjord
30. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
grove
gulf
longitude
delta
31. West-east measurement of position on the earth
Waterfall
peak
timberline
longitude
32. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
cultivated land
forest
snowline
33. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
sound
peninsula
strait
Watershed
34. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
sandbar
natural resource
basin
creek
35. 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
plateau
mountain
dune
continental shelf
36. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
timberline
moor
cave
mountain chain
37. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
dike
shore
precipice
headland
38. Any place where water flows in a small circle usually caused by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting
country
Whirlpool
glen
altitude
39. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
pasture
lake
atoll
sandbar
40. Creek
cavern
brook
Whirlpool
pasture
41. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
mountain chain
iceberg
lagoon
hill
42. Series of connecting mountains
bog
pool
foothill
mountain range
43. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
crater
latitude
bog
44. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
right bank
mountain
tableland
cinder cone
45. Smooth - rounded hill
moor
terrace
cultivated land
knob
46. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
river
continent
fjord
shore
47. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
creek
right bank
shoal
cave
48. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
timberline
Waves
Upstream
49. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
forest
basin
soil
gulch
50. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
beach
cliff
glen