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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. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
plateau
ridge
channel
elevation
2. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
glen
peak
atoll
3. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
tide
Wharf
grove
estuary
4. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
tide
terrace
fjord
Whirlpool
5. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
pier
bank
moor
6. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
rapids
grove
hill
7. 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
lagoon
sound
mountain
river
8. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
hill
bayou
savanna
9. Deep spot in a stream
pool
chasm
downstream
Upstream
10. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
bay
chasm
natural resource
Tunnel
11. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
fjord
Waves
grove
cave
12. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
Vegetation
tableland
dale
dell
13. An area of land covered with trees
island
savanna
Woods
longitude
14. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
Woods
cave
hill
15. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
continent
tundra
Vale
16. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
mountain
precipice
iceberg
locks
17. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
horizon
desert
mesa
bayou
18. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
gulf
snowline
cove
19. 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
atoll
crag
ocean
20. A small sheltered inlet or bay
crag
cove
cave
inlet
21. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
Tunnel
sea
chasm
canyon
22. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
Waterfall
pasture
lake
cultivated land
23. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
tableland
ocean
elevation
sea
24. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
cave
Vegetation
seaport
reservoir
25. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
summit
land
shoal
cove
26. The line where the land meets the water
snowline
shoreline
bank
earth
27. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
latitude
lagoon
land
plain
28. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
piedmont
timberline
shore
delta
29. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
slope
longitude
glen
bay
30. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
shoal
knoll
strait
downstream
31. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
harbor
field
precipice
locks
32. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
Watershed
inlet
tableland
glacier
33. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
Volcano
marsh
strait
mine
34. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
junction
moor
Valley
sea level
35. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
river source
Vegetation
latitude
36. Low land between two hills
river source
Vale
Waterfall
shoreline
37. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
savanna
river
latitude
right bank
38. Smooth - rounded hill
levee
knob
cultivated land
reef
39. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
mountain chain
peninsula
forest
40. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
Vale
land
spit
41. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
knob
fjord
harbor
downstream
42. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
irrigated land
canal
tundra
meadow
43. Series of connecting mountains
sea level
basin
current
mountain range
44. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
rapids
stream
mountain range
iceberg
45. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
snowline
savanna
plain
knob
46. Growing plants
divide
Vegetation
Tunnel
prairie
47. 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
Whirlpool
glen
cinder cone
dell
48. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
glacier
tundra
precipice
savanna
49. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
shore
meadow
gulf
creek
50. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
mouth
current
ocean
Waterfall