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Subject : geography
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1. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






2. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging






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






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






5. The bed where a natural stream of water runs






6. A hill at the foot of higher hills






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






8. An open land free of woods and buildings






9. Pointed top of a hill or mountain






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






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






12. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water






13. 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






14. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water






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






16. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments






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






18. Highest part of a hill or mountain






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






20. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus






21. The land near a shore






22. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland






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






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






25. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea






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






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






28. Chain of mountains






29. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream






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






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






32. Direction from which a stream is flowing






33. Series of connecting mountains






34. An expanse of water with many scattered islands






35. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent






36. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal






37. 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






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






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






40. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes






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






42. A flow of moving water






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






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






45. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks






46. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas






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






48. Growing plants






49. Creek






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