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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 narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
fjord
savanna
peninsula
mine
2. Valley
dale
Tunnel
timberline
crag
3. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
dale
branch
elevation
mine
4. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
Woods
tributary
strait
5. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
branch
timber
locks
headland
6. Point where a river empties and ends its course
continent
altitude
junction
river mouth
7. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
pier
drainage basin
estuary
meadow
8. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
latitude
chasm
coast
inlet
9. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
Tunnel
ledge
continental shelf
10. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
levee
cave
snowline
11. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
marsh
shoal
Vegetation
12. A high - steep bank
beach
channel
mine
bluff
13. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
reef
glacier
archipelago
Tunnel
14. Russian term for mid-latitude
glen
island
steppe
dell
15. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
archipelago
peak
shore
reservoir
16. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
elevation
dune
cave
17. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
Vale
Watershed
mesa
Waves
18. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
topography
glen
river source
19. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
Watershed
sandbar
river source
timberline
20. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
pond
Valley
tableland
meadow
21. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
sandbar
lake
downstream
tundra
22. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
timber
junction
shore
timberline
23. The angular distance of something above the sea
precipice
glacier
elevation
mountain
24. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
estuary
hill
rapids
25. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
fjord
irrigated land
knoll
creek
26. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
mine
ocean
bay
27. A hill at the foot of higher hills
breakers
foothill
snowline
Tunnel
28. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
isthmus
basin
mountain range
latitude
29. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
river source
moor
cultivated land
glen
30. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
mouth
downstream
keys
foothill
31. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
dike
sea level
crag
reef
32. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
levee
mountain chain
Tunnel
33. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
grove
delta
Valley
gulch
34. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
branch
reservoir
Waves
cinder cone
35. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
savanna
fjord
land
36. A small wood without underbrush
spit
grove
isthmus
junction
37. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
reef
mine
river mouth
arm
38. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
island
ridge
canyon
delta
39. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
island
peak
Upstream
bayou
40. North-south measurement of position on the earth
Watershed
latitude
pond
snowline
41. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
swamp
branch
mountain
altitude
42. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
point
lake
peninsula
channel
43. Deep spot in a stream
pass
latitude
cove
pool
44. A shallow submarine plane of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor
continental shelf
precipice
river
rapids
45. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
mountain
creek
headland
rapids
46. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
canyon
delta
Volcano
cave
47. Small - round hill or mound
irrigated land
sound
gulf
knoll
48. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
shoreline
dike
breakers
Wharf
49. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
gulch
lagoon
desert
coast
50. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
sea level
spit
ocean
fall line