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Geography
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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. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
branch
shoreline
isthmus
moor
2. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
right bank
meadow
sea
mesa
3. 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
plain
longitude
beach
sound
4. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
prairie
gulch
bay
ledge
5. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
island
sea level
crater
earth
6. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
reservoir
hill
lake
canal
7. The line where the land meets the water
moor
right bank
shoreline
savanna
8. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
stream
fjord
ridge
dike
9. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
timberline
downstream
continental shelf
sea level
10. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
cape
tide
savanna
current
11. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
pier
hill
cliff
peak
12. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
river
glen
harbor
Tunnel
13. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
island
river source
elevation
meadow
14. 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
moor
Whirlpool
fall line
canyon
15. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
tundra
precipice
land
iceberg
16. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
snowline
terrace
cultivated land
continent
17. A secluded narrow valley
glen
creek
shoreline
glacier
18. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source
bank
branch
tundra
knoll
19. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
tableland
beach
natural resource
20. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
lake
dale
divide
peninsula
21. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
precipice
natural resource
Waves
dell
22. West-east measurement of position on the earth
rapids
mouth
foothill
longitude
23. Growing plants
creek
sea
Vegetation
downstream
24. Body of still water smaller than a lake
glacier
sandbar
knob
pond
25. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
topography
timberline
grove
prairie
26. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
river source
meadow
canal
canyon
27. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
iceberg
irrigated land
rapids
sandbar
28. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
sea
snowline
cave
right bank
29. Highest part of a hill or mountain
marsh
Waterfall
dam
summit
30. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
levee
mine
pond
31. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
right bank
tributary
desert
river source
32. Area of land surrounded by water
pool
delta
island
gulf
33. Creek
ledge
brook
Whirlpool
brink
34. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
cinder cone
topography
mountain
35. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
slope
precipice
savanna
fjord
36. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
prairie
horizon
knoll
tide
37. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
river
savanna
locks
38. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Tunnel
Upstream
gorge
lagoon
39. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
branch
shoreline
Tunnel
dell
40. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
swamp
atoll
crater
river
41. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
dale
crag
bayou
latitude
42. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
hill
reservoir
pasture
43. Chain of mountains
basin
mountain chain
Upstream
branch
44. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
left bank
island
shoal
mine
45. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
Valley
piedmont
cultivated land
46. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
country
pasture
arm
swamp
47. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes
bay
fjord
current
atoll
48. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
sound
knoll
spit
49. A hill at the foot of higher hills
foothill
ridge
timberline
pier
50. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
snowline
arm
canal