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Subject : geography
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1. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau






2. Chain of mountains






3. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






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






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






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






7. Highest part of a hill or mountain






8. A deep clef in the surface of the earth






9. Small - round hill or mound






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






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






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






13. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation






14. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river






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






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






17. Point where a river begins






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






19. Series of connecting mountains






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






21. Area of land surrounded by water






22. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water






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






24. Very steep - high cliff






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






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






27. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current






28. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






29. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas






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






31. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun






32. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation






33. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






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






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






36. 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






37. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice






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






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






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






41. Smooth - rounded hill






42. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






43. Stream that flows into another stream






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






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






46. 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






47. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






48. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.






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






50. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea