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1. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
Vale
cave
snowline
gulch
2. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
terrace
mouth
river mouth
3. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
chasm
crag
ford
pass
4. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
isthmus
Valley
ocean
dune
5. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
longitude
rapids
glacier
tide
6. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
glacier
tributary
isthmus
7. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
land
stream
cave
Waterfall
8. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
fjord
knoll
Vegetation
left bank
9. 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
desert
Whirlpool
arm
pond
10. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
plateau
oasis
archipelago
Tunnel
11. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
canyon
channel
peak
precipice
12. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
headland
sandbar
swamp
ledge
13. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
bluff
elevation
shoreline
14. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
summit
cultivated land
sea level
archipelago
15. A high - steep bank
bluff
cove
basin
inlet
16. Growing plants
glen
beach
Vegetation
mouth
17. The line where the land meets the water
shoreline
Valley
bay
peninsula
18. Smooth - rounded hill
knob
swamp
elevation
atoll
19. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
breakers
moor
glacier
20. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
cliff
summit
chasm
forest
21. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
foothill
estuary
fjord
22. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
glacier
slope
inlet
shoal
23. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
crag
shoreline
fjord
Wharf
24. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
gorge
point
cave
estuary
25. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
peninsula
fall line
locks
pool
26. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
divide
creek
bog
precipice
27. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
fjord
Wharf
cliff
delta
28. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
latitude
drainage basin
creek
sea
29. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
Watershed
snowline
reef
dam
30. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
locks
canyon
knoll
31. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
piedmont
lake
reservoir
cinder cone
32. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet
gorge
lagoon
branch
desert
33. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
spit
continent
mountain range
slope
34. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
swamp
pass
beach
irrigated land
35. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
glen
dell
swamp
36. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
gulch
Valley
bog
gulf
37. Point where a river begins
river source
fjord
knoll
oasis
38. Series of connecting mountains
canal
mountain range
crag
elevation
39. The land near a shore
coast
ridge
pass
headland
40. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
marsh
pasture
reservoir
shoal
41. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
tributary
island
left bank
harbor
42. Body of still water smaller than a lake
coast
pond
glacier
tide
43. Pointed top of a hill or mountain
cavern
Watershed
horizon
peak
44. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
mesa
dune
delta
Waterfall
45. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
altitude
shore
longitude
46. Small - round hill or mound
channel
mountain
knoll
natural resource
47. 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
Vegetation
irrigated land
sound
marsh
48. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
topography
ridge
pond
fjord
49. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
cove
mouth
sound
sea level
50. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
meadow
Whirlpool
estuary
mine
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