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Subject : geography
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1. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain






2. An open land free of woods and buildings






3. Low land between two hills






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






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






6. West-east measurement of position on the earth






7. Chain of mountains






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






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






10. Stream that flows into another stream






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






12. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land






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






14. Direction from which a stream is flowing






15. An area of land covered with trees






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






17. Highest part of a hill or mountain






18. Small - round hill or mound






19. A small sheltered inlet or bay






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






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






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






23. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water






24. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions






25. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet






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






27. A hill at the foot of higher hills






28. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






29. A steep - rugged rock or cliff






30. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






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






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






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






34. A deep clef in the surface of the earth






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






36. A flow of moving water






37. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






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






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






40. Creek






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






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






43. A high - steep bank






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






45. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river






46. 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






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






48. A large dock from which ships may load or unload






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






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