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Geography
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1. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
atoll
Vale
delta
piedmont
2. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
moor
chasm
estuary
junction
3. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
swamp
bank
ford
rapids
4. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
bay
strait
land
Waterfall
5. Very steep - high cliff
spit
fjord
shoal
precipice
6. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
tundra
locks
bay
bog
7. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
iceberg
sound
breakers
tableland
8. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave
prairie
bay
glacier
9. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
ledge
mine
ocean
cape
10. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
cultivated land
pass
tide
Watershed
11. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
slope
dell
Wharf
peak
12. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
pass
mesa
ocean
channel
13. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
divide
lake
grove
bayou
14. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
island
glacier
ocean
mine
15. Creek
dune
Valley
brook
strait
16. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze
shore
arm
pasture
archipelago
17. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
rapids
left bank
shore
basin
18. Body of still water smaller than a lake
steppe
peak
Watershed
pond
19. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
cliff
dam
shore
river mouth
20. Stream that flows into another stream
dam
plain
Volcano
tributary
21. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments
junction
pond
piedmont
beach
22. An area of land covered with trees
soil
left bank
Woods
topography
23. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
lake
glacier
mountain chain
left bank
24. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
peninsula
dam
stream
gorge
25. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
meadow
reservoir
latitude
divide
26. Highest part of a hill or mountain
mountain chain
sandbar
moor
summit
27. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
natural resource
dike
gulf
28. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
Vale
sea level
terrace
rapids
29. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
cape
hill
mountain chain
left bank
30. A hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
steppe
foothill
Woods
dune
31. Smooth - rounded hill
snowline
sandbar
country
knob
32. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
bank
mine
river
tundra
33. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
inlet
desert
mountain
Whirlpool
34. 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
plateau
Whirlpool
atoll
snowline
35. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
divide
knob
canyon
plateau
36. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shore
dune
continental shelf
knoll
37. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
delta
cliff
ocean
canyon
38. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
pasture
cinder cone
Waterfall
39. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
Valley
Wharf
forest
lake
40. A flow of moving water
beach
natural resource
stream
inlet
41. 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
grove
cave
keys
sound
42. Any natural grassland but usually used to describe the vast areas of level or rolling land without trees in the central part of the United States
junction
river mouth
ridge
prairie
43. The edge at the top of a steep place
brink
keys
sandbar
iceberg
44. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
fjord
slope
keys
island
45. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
divide
shoreline
desert
Wharf
46. Direction from which a stream is flowing
cave
Upstream
bayou
fall line
47. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
bog
crag
sound
cove
48. 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
timberline
snowline
continental shelf
crag
49. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
river mouth
ledge
longitude
knob
50. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
breakers
country
ford
horizon
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