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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. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
lagoon
cape
longitude
basin
2. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
river mouth
land
desert
ocean
3. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
coast
isthmus
chasm
mine
4. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
cliff
Vale
latitude
divide
5. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
Volcano
reef
cape
stream
6. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
ridge
isthmus
right bank
reservoir
7. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
chasm
Waves
ford
swamp
8. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
piedmont
estuary
continent
sea
9. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
peak
Woods
Wharf
fall line
10. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
plateau
swamp
cliff
11. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
mountain
pass
gulf
Waterfall
12. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
mountain
archipelago
cave
knob
13. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
strait
Tunnel
prairie
14. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
island
basin
Woods
bay
15. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
land
arm
crater
piedmont
16. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
Watershed
seaport
rapids
coast
17. 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
marsh
gulf
spit
Whirlpool
18. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
snowline
junction
mountain
Whirlpool
19. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
snowline
cinder cone
brook
plateau
20. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
arm
mesa
cove
21. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
longitude
forest
locks
dike
22. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
timber
longitude
natural resource
23. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
savanna
basin
delta
natural resource
24. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
longitude
precipice
Volcano
crater
25. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
atoll
shore
mountain
timberline
26. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
hill
dell
timber
strait
27. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
mountain
point
plateau
hill
28. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
lagoon
isthmus
mine
hill
29. The line where the land meets the water
pool
earth
shoreline
harbor
30. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
ledge
basin
headland
continental shelf
31. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
meadow
mine
spit
cape
32. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
shoal
bay
atoll
country
33. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
savanna
rapids
Vegetation
piedmont
34. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
isthmus
pass
gulch
piedmont
35. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
delta
canyon
lagoon
moor
36. A small wood without underbrush
fall line
canal
irrigated land
grove
37. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
snowline
pier
lake
bog
38. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
Valley
canal
river
mountain
39. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
soil
headland
peak
earth
40. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
sea level
mouth
tide
swamp
41. Very steep - high cliff
river
sandbar
precipice
divide
42. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
elevation
keys
fjord
Waves
43. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
sea level
bog
stream
earth
44. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
Upstream
shoreline
ocean
sea
45. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
ocean
river mouth
mountain
46. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
Woods
knoll
tundra
cultivated land
47. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
ocean
seaport
archipelago
48. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
rapids
timber
tundra
left bank
49. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
glacier
gulch
harbor
cliff
50. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
mountain range
dale
junction
creek