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Geography
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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. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
summit
dike
dell
plateau
2. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
bayou
Watershed
spit
3. 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
levee
fall line
gulf
reservoir
4. Low land between two hills
divide
Vale
branch
hill
5. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
current
canyon
soil
moor
6. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
marsh
divide
seaport
peninsula
7. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
sandbar
precipice
forest
river source
8. The land near a shore
coast
Vegetation
timber
Waterfall
9. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
savanna
cavern
country
harbor
10. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
sea
continent
marsh
dale
11. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
rapids
forest
branch
basin
12. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
arm
bayou
timberline
13. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
tundra
gulf
swamp
cavern
14. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
rapids
locks
piedmont
arm
15. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
rapids
canyon
pasture
reef
16. Creek
Waves
keys
brook
tableland
17. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
soil
iceberg
field
Waves
18. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
ford
swamp
breakers
19. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
Waterfall
divide
dune
20. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
brink
pool
pass
21. Body of still water smaller than a lake
pond
dell
river mouth
cliff
22. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
mountain range
basin
oasis
cave
23. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
terrace
mountain chain
summit
mountain range
24. 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
brook
crater
cliff
sound
25. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
Woods
right bank
divide
26. Very steep - high cliff
altitude
delta
precipice
gulch
27. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
drainage basin
mesa
ridge
mountain range
28. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
ledge
cave
hill
breakers
29. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
Vale
Waterfall
summit
sound
30. Small - round hill or mound
latitude
canal
knoll
branch
31. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
piedmont
crater
bog
32. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
snowline
cultivated land
mesa
moor
33. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
peninsula
chasm
Wharf
levee
34. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
sea level
drainage basin
archipelago
steppe
35. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
downstream
sea level
elevation
mouth
36. 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
cavern
prairie
sound
creek
37. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
lake
fjord
basin
timber
38. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
sandbar
gulch
canal
dam
39. 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
keys
longitude
soil
bog
40. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
stream
savanna
dell
steppe
41. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
natural resource
shoal
strait
knob
42. Area of land surrounded by water
rapids
timberline
island
plateau
43. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
tributary
mine
earth
sandbar
44. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
cliff
branch
brink
45. Growing plants
bluff
prairie
horizon
Vegetation
46. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
branch
foothill
latitude
47. Chain of mountains
grove
shore
mountain chain
island
48. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
bluff
tributary
peninsula
49. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
country
bluff
foothill
50. The line where the land meets the water
fjord
pier
shoreline
Tunnel