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Subject : geography
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1. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water






2. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream






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






4. 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






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






6. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






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






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






9. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land






10. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water






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






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






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






14. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain






15. North-south measurement of position on the earth






16. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora






17. 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






18. A secluded narrow valley






19. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)






20. 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






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






22. The edge at the top of a steep place






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






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






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






26. Valley






27. A small sheltered inlet or bay






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






29. Inland body of water usually of considerable size






30. Chain of mountains






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






32. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth






33. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline






34. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






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






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






37. Smooth - rounded hill






38. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land






39. The bed where a natural stream of water runs






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






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






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






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






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






45. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






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






47. 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






48. Russian term for mid-latitude






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






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