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Subject : geography
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1. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)






2. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






3. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks






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






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






6. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






7. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline






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






9. Point where a river begins






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






11. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean






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






13. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level






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






15. The edge at the top of a steep place






16. Growing plants






17. Smooth - rounded hill






18. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






19. Chain of mountains






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






21. 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






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






23. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around






24. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






25. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading






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






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






28. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches






29. A small sheltered inlet or bay






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






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






32. The line where the land meets the water






33. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora






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






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






36. A hill at the foot of higher hills






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






38. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water






39. A small wood without underbrush






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






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






42. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal






43. Area of open wasteland - often swampy






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






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






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






47. Creek






48. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream






49. 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






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