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1. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
archipelago
fjord
point
savanna
2. The angular distance of something above the sea
topography
elevation
gulf
steppe
3. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
pass
slope
shoal
delta
4. An open land free of woods and buildings
glacier
field
tundra
summit
5. 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
crag
Whirlpool
plain
knob
6. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
marsh
archipelago
tributary
river source
7. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
dam
coast
delta
Volcano
8. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
bayou
Waves
slope
reservoir
9. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
plateau
stream
reservoir
field
10. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
continent
ford
cave
delta
11. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
mountain chain
lake
Vegetation
timber
12. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks
gulf
rapids
sea
marsh
13. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal
natural resource
strait
continent
reservoir
14. Point where a river begins
ledge
strait
dune
river source
15. A shallow submarine plane of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor
glacier
continental shelf
topography
bayou
16. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
field
cave
longitude
swamp
17. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
peak
cove
Watershed
left bank
18. A small sheltered inlet or bay
prairie
cove
desert
crater
19. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
cliff
atoll
bay
desert
20. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
mountain chain
cape
inlet
junction
21. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
levee
slope
canyon
junction
22. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
Wharf
dike
shoal
23. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
bank
inlet
Whirlpool
forest
24. Low land between two hills
Upstream
cliff
archipelago
Vale
25. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
irrigated land
cinder cone
river source
26. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
junction
current
earth
summit
27. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
knob
field
piedmont
atoll
28. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
pier
ledge
prairie
Wharf
29. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
topography
branch
bay
30. The edge at the top of a steep place
mesa
left bank
brink
Valley
31. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
gorge
tundra
island
prairie
32. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
pond
shoal
Tunnel
Waterfall
33. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
iceberg
headland
Waterfall
field
34. West-east measurement of position on the earth
continental shelf
canal
drainage basin
longitude
35. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
beach
country
pass
strait
36. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
delta
drainage basin
Vale
divide
37. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
sea level
mountain range
divide
moor
38. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
mountain
Valley
shoal
cinder cone
39. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
arm
land
glacier
cavern
40. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
sea level
sound
gulf
reef
41. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
prairie
irrigated land
ocean
plain
42. 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
hill
knoll
creek
43. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
tributary
dale
gorge
mine
44. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
pass
ridge
country
coast
45. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
dale
bank
mountain range
arm
46. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
Wharf
tributary
savanna
creek
47. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
bank
crater
cave
plain
48. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
reservoir
topography
Volcano
altitude
49. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
shoal
inlet
Woods
cave
50. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
Woods
forest
Wharf
dune
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