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Subject : geography
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1. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas






2. Smooth - rounded hill






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






4. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






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






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






7. Stream that flows into another stream






8. Point where a river begins






9. Area of open wasteland - often swampy






10. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet






11. A high - steep bank






12. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land






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






14. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau






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






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






17. Very steep - high cliff






18. Direction from which a stream is flowing






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






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






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






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






23. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent






24. Area of land surrounded by water






25. The land near a shore






26. 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






27. 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






28. Pointed top of a hill or mountain






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






30. A small wood without underbrush






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






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






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






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






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






36. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






37. Low land between two hills






38. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments






39. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)






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






41. North-south measurement of position on the earth






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






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






44. Series of connecting mountains






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






46. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






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






48. 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






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






50. A deep clef in the surface of the earth







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