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Subject : geography
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1. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads






2. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level






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






4. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships






5. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)






6. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities






7. Area of open wasteland - often swampy






8. An area of land covered with trees






9. A small wood without underbrush






10. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier






11. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land






12. Body of still water smaller than a lake






13. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth






14. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






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






16. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through






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






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






19. An inlet of water (as from the sea)






20. Smooth - rounded hill






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






22. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size






23. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually






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






25. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano






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






27. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf






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






29. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river






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






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






32. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface






33. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides






34. 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






35. Russian term for mid-latitude






36. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water






37. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source






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






39. A secluded narrow valley






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






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






42. A hill at the foot of higher hills






43. A high - steep bank






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






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






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






47. A deep clef in the surface of the earth






48. The apparent junction of earth and sky






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






50. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction