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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 expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
river
bay
gorge
2. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
brink
desert
steppe
inlet
3. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
Vegetation
snowline
crater
swamp
4. Russian term for mid-latitude
steppe
point
arm
current
5. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
cape
Wharf
cultivated land
irrigated land
6. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
junction
point
piedmont
Vegetation
7. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
Valley
earth
gulch
8. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
timber
Wharf
cavern
field
9. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
bay
grove
forest
delta
10. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
cave
cove
island
river
11. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
ridge
terrace
meadow
branch
12. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
crater
oasis
forest
13. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
Upstream
crag
swamp
14. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
canal
savanna
peninsula
lake
15. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
Volcano
canal
mountain
sea
16. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
dale
spit
tide
summit
17. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
rapids
canyon
cape
bog
18. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
levee
desert
bay
earth
19. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
dam
island
brink
arm
20. An open land free of woods and buildings
divide
bluff
field
fall line
21. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
island
sound
bluff
keys
22. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
chasm
hill
inlet
brook
23. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
left bank
levee
harbor
pool
24. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
chasm
plain
reservoir
cave
25. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
canal
creek
mouth
basin
26. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
ridge
soil
ford
pier
27. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
marsh
stream
fjord
cinder cone
28. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
precipice
tableland
headland
atoll
29. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
river source
isthmus
delta
natural resource
30. Valley
cave
dale
cultivated land
dike
31. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
ford
sandbar
chasm
tundra
32. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
Whirlpool
Waterfall
junction
dune
33. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
earth
shoreline
reservoir
point
34. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
cinder cone
plain
cave
35. Smooth - rounded hill
Upstream
knob
canal
divide
36. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
lagoon
tundra
piedmont
pass
37. Stream that flows into another stream
right bank
pier
tributary
river
38. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
branch
headland
iceberg
continental shelf
39. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
canyon
isthmus
oasis
tableland
40. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
precipice
Wharf
shore
moor
41. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
plateau
meadow
Waterfall
cultivated land
42. The angular distance of something above the sea
Valley
river
elevation
dam
43. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
delta
gorge
continent
downstream
44. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
bayou
Woods
altitude
mesa
45. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
canal
bank
isthmus
foothill
46. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
basin
pasture
plateau
pond
47. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
pool
Valley
breakers
cape
48. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
downstream
grove
summit
bayou
49. Deep spot in a stream
levee
pool
mesa
Valley
50. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
strait
forest
swamp
slope