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Subject : geography
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1. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice






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






3. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water






4. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






5. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






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






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






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






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






10. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water






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






12. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water






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






14. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water






15. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction






16. A high - steep bank






17. A flow of moving water






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






19. North-south measurement of position on the earth






20. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean






21. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf






22. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)






23. Small - round hill or mound






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






25. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






26. Point where a river begins






27. A dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract






28. Land watered by artificial means through the use of canals or ditches






29. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface






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






31. 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






32. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value






33. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon






34. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






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






36. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface






37. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent






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






39. The line where the land meets the water






40. A small wood without underbrush






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






42. Smooth - rounded hill






43. 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






44. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land






45. Inland body of water usually of considerable size






46. Valley






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






48. Russian term for mid-latitude






49. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth






50. 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