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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 harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
irrigated land
sandbar
dell
2. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
gulch
river
cinder cone
locks
3. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
Watershed
summit
seaport
4. The angular distance of something above the sea
seaport
elevation
Whirlpool
basin
5. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
mountain range
summit
tide
coast
6. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
Vegetation
gulf
Volcano
peninsula
7. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
downstream
slope
sea
land
8. Smooth - rounded hill
dam
savanna
chasm
knob
9. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
dale
Upstream
bank
delta
10. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
mountain range
shore
keys
altitude
11. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
drainage basin
summit
marsh
pool
12. Small - round hill or mound
grove
junction
knoll
canal
13. Russian term for mid-latitude
delta
steppe
seaport
bog
14. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
keys
dale
earth
continent
15. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
ford
crag
hill
arm
16. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
peak
Woods
isthmus
slope
17. Area of land surrounded by water
island
Volcano
current
oasis
18. Point where a river begins
river source
Vegetation
Whirlpool
reservoir
19. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
Valley
cape
stream
shoreline
20. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
dell
sound
shoreline
natural resource
21. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
plain
Waterfall
dune
canal
22. Valley
Watershed
spit
dale
dam
23. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
marsh
mountain chain
inlet
swamp
24. West-east measurement of position on the earth
hill
longitude
right bank
lake
25. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
glacier
pasture
bank
mine
26. 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
right bank
fall line
piedmont
bog
27. Growing plants
atoll
divide
Vegetation
glacier
28. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
field
timberline
desert
brook
29. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
horizon
Wharf
pass
archipelago
30. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
terrace
grove
earth
Vegetation
31. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
grove
inlet
levee
chasm
32. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
Tunnel
prairie
snowline
Whirlpool
33. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
creek
cinder cone
pasture
coast
34. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
cave
Upstream
chasm
bog
35. Direction from which a stream is flowing
ford
shore
Upstream
branch
36. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
ocean
Waterfall
shoal
knoll
37. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
reservoir
topography
estuary
mountain range
38. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
levee
pool
Wharf
Tunnel
39. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
lagoon
dam
basin
cultivated land
40. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
crag
elevation
bay
mountain chain
41. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
shore
dam
pond
strait
42. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
sandbar
coast
peak
bayou
43. The edge at the top of a steep place
irrigated land
brink
sandbar
reef
44. A small sheltered inlet or bay
continental shelf
country
cove
cinder cone
45. The land near a shore
coast
timber
point
cove
46. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
bayou
latitude
gulch
soil
47. Very steep - high cliff
precipice
timber
bog
downstream
48. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
seaport
piedmont
river source
oasis
49. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
beach
Upstream
natural resource
50. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
glacier
coast
Volcano
pass