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Geography
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geography
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1. An area of land covered with trees
shoal
river
tundra
Woods
2. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
pier
cape
channel
dam
3. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches
irrigated land
left bank
dune
terrace
4. Very steep - high cliff
inlet
precipice
Vegetation
crag
5. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
right bank
dam
drainage basin
canal
6. Growing plants
mountain
glen
Vegetation
irrigated land
7. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
gorge
crag
spit
dale
8. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
cultivated land
tide
glen
oasis
9. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
dam
mesa
mine
latitude
10. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
bayou
junction
cliff
steppe
11. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
mountain
arm
mine
rapids
12. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
bank
sea
cavern
tableland
13. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
desert
strait
gulch
Waterfall
14. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
drainage basin
atoll
foothill
river
15. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation
forest
Waves
oasis
harbor
16. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
downstream
keys
cultivated land
altitude
17. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
reef
right bank
bank
oasis
18. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
Valley
point
timberline
country
19. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
inlet
glacier
mountain range
ledge
20. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
seaport
glacier
Watershed
longitude
21. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
headland
keys
foothill
archipelago
22. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
Whirlpool
pond
grove
breakers
23. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
horizon
estuary
cove
longitude
24. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dam
cavern
dell
Waves
25. A small sheltered inlet or bay
reef
swamp
cove
sandbar
26. A large body of water partly or nearly surrounded by land
dale
plain
keys
sea
27. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
hill
iceberg
forest
mountain
28. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land
shoal
sound
plateau
strait
29. Body of still water smaller than a lake
horizon
pond
continent
longitude
30. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
breakers
gulch
downstream
stream
31. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
bay
latitude
headland
desert
32. A deep clef in the surface of the earth
sea
lagoon
chasm
prairie
33. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
seaport
brink
sandbar
continent
34. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
forest
peak
cape
Whirlpool
35. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction
slope
Whirlpool
atoll
sea level
36. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
tide
estuary
gulf
37. Stream that flows into another stream
dune
mountain range
tributary
reservoir
38. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
isthmus
prairie
current
marsh
39. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
river mouth
isthmus
Waterfall
left bank
40. 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
bank
continental shelf
levee
land
41. Direction from which a stream is flowing
dam
plateau
knoll
Upstream
42. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
junction
stream
downstream
pass
43. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
earth
moor
Woods
bay
44. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging
prairie
crag
mine
pasture
45. Deep spot in a stream
pool
sandbar
brook
harbor
46. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
cavern
junction
divide
Wharf
47. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
cave
mine
chasm
right bank
48. 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
altitude
sound
pool
junction
49. North-south measurement of position on the earth
latitude
desert
Watershed
shore
50. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
pond
locks
knob
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