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Subject : geography
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1. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level






2. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe






3. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water






4. Growing plants






5. Pointed top of a hill or mountain






6. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus






7. Valley






8. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze






9. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water






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






11. An open land free of woods and buildings






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






13. A small wood without underbrush






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






15. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






16. 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






17. Area of land surrounded by water






18. Stream that flows into another stream






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






20. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland






21. An area of land covered with trees






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






23. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind






24. 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






25. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land






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






27. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water






28. 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






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






30. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size






31. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging






32. The line where the land meets the water






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






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






35. 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






36. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments






37. Small - round hill or mound






38. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier






39. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)






40. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land






41. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads






42. An expanse of water with many scattered islands






43. A flow of moving water






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






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






46. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






47. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land






48. A high - steep bank






49. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface






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