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1. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
shoal
Whirlpool
cave
slope
2. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
Watershed
dune
timber
sandbar
3. A flow of moving water
moor
tributary
gulch
stream
4. The line where the land meets the water
Whirlpool
Watershed
chasm
shoreline
5. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
Whirlpool
locks
mouth
sea level
6. A high - steep bank
branch
bluff
bog
Upstream
7. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
headland
precipice
irrigated land
moor
8. Russian term for mid-latitude
keys
steppe
harbor
gulch
9. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
ledge
dell
precipice
breakers
10. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
irrigated land
dell
Waterfall
tributary
11. Very steep - high cliff
atoll
precipice
sea level
natural resource
12. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
mesa
strait
snowline
basin
13. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
Waterfall
channel
moor
mountain chain
14. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
lagoon
oasis
tundra
creek
15. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bog
knob
Vale
bayou
16. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
mountain chain
estuary
swamp
slope
17. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
left bank
marsh
Volcano
18. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
mountain
Upstream
mountain range
pass
19. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula
mountain range
cape
strait
delta
20. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
basin
iceberg
altitude
levee
21. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
spit
canyon
delta
Woods
22. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
harbor
dike
bay
canal
23. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
mesa
land
bank
plateau
24. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
spit
tableland
crag
bank
25. Valley
dale
iceberg
fjord
Valley
26. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
fall line
divide
dike
oasis
27. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
delta
gorge
elevation
Wharf
28. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
river
cave
canal
ford
29. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
Upstream
point
land
pool
30. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
Whirlpool
channel
pass
Waves
31. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
left bank
Upstream
soil
divide
32. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
ridge
pond
canyon
sound
33. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
Volcano
pasture
bank
pass
34. A small sheltered inlet or bay
cove
canyon
pond
swamp
35. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
Valley
crater
Woods
forest
36. Body of still water smaller than a lake
peninsula
dike
pond
mountain chain
37. Small - round hill or mound
knoll
strait
channel
timber
38. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
archipelago
continental shelf
Waves
pond
39. The angular distance of something above the sea
Woods
cinder cone
elevation
tableland
40. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
mine
Vale
timber
41. Smooth - rounded hill
stream
knob
right bank
mouth
42. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
foothill
arm
marsh
knoll
43. Series of connecting mountains
bank
Waterfall
mountain range
keys
44. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
summit
steppe
plateau
grove
45. 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
Whirlpool
land
dell
tide
46. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
basin
glen
brook
47. Direction from which a stream is flowing
cove
Upstream
dell
beach
48. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
drainage basin
Vegetation
Upstream
harbor
49. Growing plants
tide
Vegetation
cliff
channel
50. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
canyon
shoal
Valley
altitude
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