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Subject : geography
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1. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source






2. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon






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






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






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






6. West-east measurement of position on the earth






7. Creek






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






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






10. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth






11. An area of land covered with trees






12. A deep clef in the surface of the earth






13. Small - round hill or mound






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






15. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river






16. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land






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






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






19. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land






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






21. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction






22. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze






23. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size






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






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






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






27. Direction from which a stream is flowing






28. Any place where water flows in a small circle usually caused by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting






29. Area of open wasteland - often swampy






30. 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






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






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






33. Russian term for mid-latitude






34. A flow of moving water






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






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






37. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface






38. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






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






40. Inland body of water usually of considerable size






41. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships






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






43. 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






44. Valley






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






46. The angular distance of something above the sea






47. Stream that flows into another stream






48. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






49. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






50. A steep - rugged rock or cliff