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1. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
Whirlpool
savanna
timber
fall line
2. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
snowline
bank
crater
estuary
3. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
marsh
mountain chain
arm
4. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads
crater
junction
strait
chasm
5. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
Upstream
cape
crag
Volcano
6. West-east measurement of position on the earth
timber
longitude
junction
knoll
7. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
shoal
creek
field
dam
8. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
snowline
headland
spit
shoal
9. 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
Upstream
junction
fall line
tableland
10. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
land
Waterfall
inlet
bluff
11. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
archipelago
dell
strait
elevation
12. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
river mouth
brook
isthmus
dam
13. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
plateau
cinder cone
timber
tableland
14. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
Woods
Upstream
island
15. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
keys
crag
pass
16. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
seaport
ocean
atoll
17. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
Upstream
pier
dam
branch
18. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
delta
cape
sea
swamp
19. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
Woods
mouth
precipice
slope
20. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
plateau
ford
crater
dell
21. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
creek
cultivated land
oasis
dell
22. North-south measurement of position on the earth
lake
pasture
latitude
savanna
23. 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
mountain
junction
continental shelf
cave
24. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
river source
Watershed
grove
isthmus
25. Point where a river begins
river source
stream
oasis
downstream
26. An open land free of woods and buildings
field
moor
earth
Woods
27. A secluded narrow valley
canal
glen
pool
reef
28. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
breakers
altitude
sandbar
strait
29. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
left bank
pasture
tableland
tide
30. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
headland
country
marsh
beach
31. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
ocean
moor
branch
shore
32. An area of land covered with trees
longitude
Woods
river
latitude
33. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent
cinder cone
shore
current
hill
34. Russian term for mid-latitude
shoreline
keys
steppe
soil
35. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
desert
delta
dell
36. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
Tunnel
cliff
brink
estuary
37. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
plain
pier
canal
timber
38. A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth
savanna
atoll
pond
rapids
39. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
soil
land
pier
cavern
40. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
current
reef
gulf
natural resource
41. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
hill
point
bay
glacier
42. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
harbor
glen
Watershed
basin
43. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
Watershed
elevation
mountain
downstream
44. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
shore
divide
gulf
reservoir
45. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
strait
tundra
Waves
sandbar
46. 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
arm
snowline
sound
47. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
left bank
plain
bluff
swamp
48. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
soil
current
Watershed
river source
49. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
left bank
ridge
archipelago
cape
50. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
ledge
estuary
locks
lake
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