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Geography
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1. A high - steep bank
fall line
drainage basin
seaport
bluff
2. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
crater
pier
channel
mine
3. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
latitude
current
Tunnel
Whirlpool
4. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
rapids
crater
pasture
5. Very steep - high cliff
headland
dike
precipice
shoal
6. Low land between two hills
Vale
crag
island
archipelago
7. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
crag
peninsula
tide
lake
8. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
river mouth
forest
Tunnel
9. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
bank
piedmont
mountain chain
earth
10. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gulf
shoal
Watershed
gorge
11. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
bayou
river
tributary
Vegetation
12. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
pool
altitude
divide
cultivated land
13. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Tunnel
terrace
cape
glacier
14. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
bog
junction
harbor
spit
15. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
iceberg
plateau
canal
dune
16. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
oasis
pier
mountain
river mouth
17. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
slope
pond
atoll
mouth
18. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
gulch
sandbar
timberline
Watershed
19. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
foothill
current
tributary
pasture
20. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
mine
Wharf
desert
gulch
21. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
grove
tide
fall line
Waves
22. A small sheltered inlet or bay
branch
cove
sea level
gulf
23. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
lake
current
ford
fjord
24. 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
slope
sea level
gulf
25. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
keys
longitude
prairie
spit
26. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
canyon
atoll
bank
27. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
pasture
snowline
Whirlpool
shoal
28. Highest part of a hill or mountain
stream
canyon
summit
left bank
29. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
breakers
timberline
timber
reef
30. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
pasture
moor
pool
arm
31. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
canyon
drainage basin
reef
ridge
32. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
pool
Wharf
Vale
33. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
dune
cove
mouth
Wharf
34. The land near a shore
hill
creek
river mouth
coast
35. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
mine
prairie
drainage basin
crag
36. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
arm
sea level
cliff
elevation
37. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
earth
sandbar
tableland
basin
38. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
sea level
bank
sound
39. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
shoal
bayou
pool
stream
40. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
shore
beach
branch
chasm
41. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
beach
Volcano
dike
latitude
42. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
tableland
soil
bayou
43. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
beach
hill
crater
archipelago
44. The apparent junction of earth and sky
continent
tide
sea
horizon
45. Russian term for mid-latitude
breakers
point
bay
steppe
46. A flow of moving water
mountain chain
inlet
Upstream
stream
47. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
sandbar
pier
savanna
piedmont
48. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
coast
tableland
elevation
dike
49. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
sea level
peninsula
Valley
50. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
reservoir
cave
pool
pier
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