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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. Body of still water smaller than a lake
cavern
delta
pond
channel
2. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
arm
altitude
basin
gorge
3. A small sheltered inlet or bay
ledge
pasture
estuary
cove
4. Area of land surrounded by water
island
delta
Wharf
bog
5. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
pier
topography
terrace
Upstream
6. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bluff
Watershed
bayou
brook
7. An area of land covered with trees
desert
Woods
elevation
Tunnel
8. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
strait
snowline
junction
Whirlpool
9. Direction from which a stream is flowing
seaport
headland
Upstream
Whirlpool
10. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
soil
snowline
sound
11. Russian term for mid-latitude
shoal
steppe
Wharf
meadow
12. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
precipice
sea
Waterfall
mine
13. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
steppe
creek
harbor
rapids
14. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
right bank
downstream
moor
atoll
15. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
headland
canal
point
Woods
16. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
marsh
Tunnel
horizon
17. Smooth - rounded hill
precipice
glen
knob
tributary
18. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
cape
dell
canal
channel
19. Highest part of a hill or mountain
bank
summit
Vale
breakers
20. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora
moor
glen
prairie
bog
21. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
island
slope
spit
shoal
22. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
pier
crater
forest
mountain
23. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
ridge
creek
longitude
latitude
24. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
soil
Upstream
divide
bank
25. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
land
glacier
field
brink
26. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
keys
cave
Tunnel
mesa
27. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
cape
archipelago
dike
28. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
crater
ford
Wharf
plain
29. Small - round hill or mound
reservoir
knoll
slope
Volcano
30. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
iceberg
sandbar
plain
Watershed
31. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
cultivated land
peninsula
delta
natural resource
32. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
irrigated land
creek
strait
33. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
mesa
savanna
bank
mountain chain
34. A line joining the waterfalls on numerous rivers that marks the point where each river descends from the upland to the lowland and the limit of the navigability of the river
fall line
coast
chasm
archipelago
35. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
brook
seaport
knob
Valley
36. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
canyon
tide
shoal
lake
37. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
pasture
shoal
drainage basin
stream
38. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
seaport
mouth
piedmont
pasture
39. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
altitude
tide
isthmus
40. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
fall line
cove
branch
junction
41. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
gorge
river mouth
cave
42. The line where the land meets the water
reservoir
shoreline
shoal
Valley
43. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
country
pass
peak
seaport
44. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
elevation
meadow
latitude
shore
45. The land near a shore
coast
land
sound
country
46. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
ford
mountain chain
foothill
47. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
crater
iceberg
Tunnel
slope
48. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
harbor
glacier
junction
country
49. An open land free of woods and buildings
iceberg
headland
Waterfall
field
50. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
harbor
breakers
river
cultivated land