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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. Smooth - rounded hill
ford
left bank
lagoon
knob
2. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
shoreline
earth
canal
3. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
steppe
foothill
fjord
Watershed
4. The line where the land meets the water
earth
shoreline
pasture
hill
5. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
Vegetation
chasm
shore
fall line
6. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
dell
seaport
Vale
7. Point where a river empties and ends its course
continent
chasm
irrigated land
river mouth
8. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
river mouth
lagoon
elevation
9. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
basin
arm
atoll
estuary
10. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
mesa
coast
pool
desert
11. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
precipice
harbor
summit
oasis
12. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
sandbar
summit
levee
13. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
brook
Tunnel
cape
right bank
14. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
canal
Vale
current
isthmus
15. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
irrigated land
cultivated land
mouth
shoal
16. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
island
pier
dale
seaport
17. A small wood without underbrush
dell
river mouth
levee
grove
18. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
hill
marsh
dam
19. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
dam
cavern
knob
20. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
tributary
gulf
snowline
21. Low land between two hills
steppe
Vale
headland
slope
22. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
Valley
canal
bay
dam
23. Very steep - high cliff
natural resource
precipice
crag
atoll
24. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
crag
prairie
natural resource
25. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
field
shoreline
dike
ledge
26. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
knoll
current
cove
chasm
27. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
creek
hill
topography
dam
28. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
natural resource
snowline
plain
29. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
cliff
stream
ledge
30. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
fall line
estuary
ocean
marsh
31. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Waterfall
glacier
Vale
ridge
32. Russian term for mid-latitude
drainage basin
steppe
knob
mountain range
33. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
cave
pier
Volcano
dam
34. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
basin
pasture
bank
35. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
point
brink
timber
pasture
36. The angular distance of something above the sea
marsh
timber
elevation
prairie
37. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
sea level
Valley
country
locks
38. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
Watershed
ledge
dike
cave
39. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
soil
rapids
glen
summit
40. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
creek
timber
spit
knoll
41. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
marsh
bog
mine
sea level
42. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
timberline
levee
divide
pool
43. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
tableland
harbor
cave
channel
44. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
dike
moor
dune
tide
45. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
swamp
strait
inlet
locks
46. Highest part of a hill or mountain
reservoir
summit
marsh
river mouth
47. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
horizon
breakers
cinder cone
channel
48. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
sandbar
natural resource
canyon
continental shelf
49. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
Woods
isthmus
branch
50. The edge at the top of a steep place
field
estuary
brink
longitude