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Geography
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geography
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1. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
Waterfall
bay
fjord
cove
2. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water
dune
headland
tableland
bay
3. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
point
locks
sea
dale
4. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
creek
ford
divide
earth
5. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
crater
oasis
canal
terrace
6. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land
mesa
tributary
foothill
ridge
7. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities
cave
mountain range
longitude
harbor
8. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
tundra
tide
breakers
continent
9. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
meadow
cavern
irrigated land
land
10. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave
fall line
shoal
bog
11. An expanse of water with many scattered islands
dike
lagoon
archipelago
mesa
12. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
estuary
mesa
chasm
bay
13. Russian term for mid-latitude
steppe
river
coast
lagoon
14. Area of land surrounded by water
river source
dale
island
pasture
15. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
gorge
soil
natural resource
river
16. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
prairie
pond
lake
land
17. A shallow part of water that may be crossed by wading
tide
ford
canyon
stream
18. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
brink
knob
chasm
downstream
19. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
channel
plain
peninsula
Whirlpool
20. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth
arm
dune
tide
timberline
21. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
crag
arm
strait
shoreline
22. 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
coast
bank
prairie
breakers
23. The land near a shore
cliff
timberline
mountain chain
coast
24. A lofty elevation on the earth's surface
ledge
slope
land
mountain
25. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
terrace
sound
spit
reef
26. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
steppe
natural resource
altitude
drainage basin
27. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor
altitude
cavern
basin
right bank
28. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
brook
reef
island
shoreline
29. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level
altitude
pass
cove
river source
30. West-east measurement of position on the earth
longitude
latitude
savanna
pier
31. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
snowline
strait
savanna
estuary
32. An area of low spongy land too wet to farm but usually supporting an abundance of coarse grasses - trees - or other vegetation
cinder cone
pier
brink
swamp
33. A bay or recess in the surface of a sea - lake - or river
right bank
inlet
moor
tableland
34. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice
mesa
Waterfall
snowline
brink
35. Smooth - rounded hill
knob
latitude
dam
fall line
36. Arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 cm of sporadic rainfall annually
glen
cave
meadow
desert
37. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
mouth
canyon
meadow
pasture
38. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
estuary
fjord
grove
39. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow
timberline
moor
gulch
sea
40. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
cliff
savanna
Whirlpool
seaport
41. 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
locks
beach
sound
pass
42. An open land free of woods and buildings
steppe
field
Whirlpool
ocean
43. Chain of mountains
pasture
mountain chain
locks
dell
44. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
marsh
reef
river mouth
sandbar
45. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
slope
ocean
tundra
meadow
46. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
plain
fall line
lake
rapids
47. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
fjord
basin
left bank
Watershed
48. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water
natural resource
Volcano
locks
dike
49. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
knob
latitude
dam
pier
50. A flow of moving water
stream
basin
timberline
creek
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