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Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Area of land surrounded by water






2. Growing plants






3. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet






4. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads






5. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops






6. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)






7. Stream that flows into another stream






8. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water






9. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation






10. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






11. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea






12. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice






13. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun






14. A small wood without underbrush






15. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land






16. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water






17. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






18. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually






19. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water






20. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level






21. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract






22. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas






23. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land






24. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula






25. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean






26. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth






27. Creek






28. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor






29. 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






30. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current






31. An area of land covered with trees






32. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain






33. A deep clef in the surface of the earth






34. The bed where a natural stream of water runs






35. A flow of moving water






36. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range






37. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth






38. Series of connecting mountains






39. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value






40. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water






41. Low land between two hills






42. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface






43. An inlet of water (as from the sea)






44. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau






45. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface






46. Very steep - high cliff






47. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river






48. The land near a shore






49. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay






50. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice