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Subject : geography
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1. Smooth - rounded hill






2. Chain of mountains






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






4. Russian term for mid-latitude






5. A high - steep bank






6. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface






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






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






9. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water






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






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






12. Highest part of a hill or mountain






13. Stream that flows into another stream






14. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)






15. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






16. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. Low land between two hills






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






23. 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






24. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source






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






26. Valley






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






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






29. Pointed top of a hill or mountain






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






31. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities






32. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water






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






34. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf






35. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes






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






37. Very steep - high cliff






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






39. North-south measurement of position on the earth






40. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction






41. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream






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






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






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






45. A flow of moving water






46. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments






47. Inland body of water usually of considerable size






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






49. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






50. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded