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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. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
ford
keys
left bank
2. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
strait
Waterfall
bluff
breakers
3. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
Upstream
precipice
estuary
shoal
4. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulf
harbor
stream
pool
5. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
sound
rapids
savanna
dell
6. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
shoreline
knoll
isthmus
7. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
dale
archipelago
branch
ford
8. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
bayou
forest
Tunnel
keys
9. Point where a river begins
forest
river source
country
bayou
10. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
locks
slope
right bank
dike
11. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
longitude
canal
junction
glacier
12. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
marsh
Volcano
crag
topography
13. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
brook
delta
oasis
14. The land near a shore
river
cinder cone
coast
junction
15. 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
altitude
sound
spit
continental shelf
16. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
prairie
basin
timber
land
17. Russian term for mid-latitude
delta
steppe
brook
sea level
18. Very steep - high cliff
locks
precipice
Woods
dale
19. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
fall line
savanna
piedmont
right bank
20. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
tide
pond
iceberg
left bank
21. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
Wharf
tableland
slope
bluff
22. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
forest
delta
meadow
bluff
23. An open land free of woods and buildings
archipelago
isthmus
bank
field
24. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
timber
branch
Vegetation
lake
25. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
downstream
mountain
prairie
timber
26. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
irrigated land
plateau
field
foothill
27. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
knob
stream
horizon
hill
28. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
iceberg
canyon
mouth
bank
29. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
steppe
meadow
altitude
30. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
bank
divide
basin
Upstream
31. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
current
moor
earth
32. Deep spot in a stream
downstream
cliff
pool
plain
33. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
drainage basin
sea
pond
gulch
34. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
sound
land
point
marsh
35. North-south measurement of position on the earth
earth
latitude
sound
Wharf
36. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
land
Vegetation
Waterfall
arm
37. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
river source
mine
arm
pool
38. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
creek
pool
mesa
sea level
39. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
creek
bog
harbor
mouth
40. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
junction
isthmus
mountain range
country
41. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
Watershed
seaport
mountain range
left bank
42. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
land
current
mountain
gorge
43. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
isthmus
tide
ocean
oasis
44. A small wood without underbrush
locks
tributary
grove
continent
45. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
cliff
levee
slope
bay
46. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
seaport
ledge
natural resource
irrigated land
47. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
Waves
mountain
brook
48. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
steppe
shore
prairie
arm
49. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
terrace
canal
piedmont
mesa
50. Area of land surrounded by water
mesa
island
spit
longitude