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Subject : geography
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1. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






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






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






4. A flow of moving water






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon






11. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river






12. Smooth - rounded hill






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






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






15. North-south measurement of position on the earth






16. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface






17. A steep - rugged rock or cliff






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






19. Low land between two hills






20. Very steep - high cliff






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






22. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction






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






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






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






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






27. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






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






29. The edge at the top of a steep place






30. Highest part of a hill or mountain






31. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






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






33. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea






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






35. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent






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






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






38. An open land free of woods and buildings






39. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






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






41. A hill at the foot of higher hills






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






43. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth






44. The line where the land meets the water






45. 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






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






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






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






49. The apparent junction of earth and sky






50. Point where a river begins