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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 elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
precipice
delta
Watershed
inlet
2. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
tide
shore
cove
terrace
3. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
canal
bay
brink
Waves
4. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
atoll
lagoon
mountain chain
archipelago
5. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
soil
swamp
altitude
dam
6. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
canal
knoll
breakers
continent
7. Direction from which a stream is flowing
shoreline
swamp
Upstream
strait
8. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
canal
Valley
crag
tide
9. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
brook
Wharf
continental shelf
gorge
10. Point where a river empties and ends its course
river mouth
arm
plain
beach
11. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
divide
locks
ridge
tundra
12. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
cape
sea level
pond
13. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
strait
reservoir
topography
point
14. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
locks
desert
Tunnel
longitude
15. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
knob
dune
Wharf
ledge
16. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
dell
hill
point
sea level
17. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
mountain chain
topography
bay
18. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
terrace
altitude
fall line
piedmont
19. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crater
tributary
crag
timberline
20. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
continental shelf
mouth
desert
shoreline
21. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
tundra
peak
branch
timber
22. Smooth - rounded hill
headland
basin
cove
knob
23. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
cove
rapids
bluff
arm
24. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
desert
fall line
forest
crater
25. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
peak
pond
gulf
canyon
26. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
crag
ford
iceberg
27. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
pass
cave
mesa
iceberg
28. The angular distance of something above the sea
mountain chain
elevation
cove
lake
29. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
beach
cinder cone
inlet
mountain chain
30. The apparent junction of earth and sky
levee
knob
country
horizon
31. Valley
glacier
point
dale
cove
32. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
river mouth
keys
estuary
plain
33. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
mine
topography
bay
continent
34. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
soil
shoal
natural resource
shoreline
35. 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
fjord
Whirlpool
sound
Tunnel
36. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
pier
fall line
tide
Wharf
37. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
meadow
cliff
peninsula
38. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
river mouth
meadow
coast
39. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
ocean
cove
tableland
chasm
40. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
peak
island
Tunnel
left bank
41. The land near a shore
coast
mountain range
swamp
arm
42. 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
peninsula
Whirlpool
brook
ledge
43. Point where a river begins
continental shelf
peak
drainage basin
river source
44. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
Wharf
rapids
iceberg
45. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
crag
Waterfall
tributary
46. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
Whirlpool
natural resource
cliff
timber
47. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
horizon
dell
bayou
shoal
48. An open land free of woods and buildings
continental shelf
foothill
cliff
field
49. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
spit
reservoir
Volcano
downstream
50. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
continent
moor
sea