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Subject : geography
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1. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river






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






3. 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






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






5. The vertical elevation of an object above sea or land level






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






7. The land near a shore






8. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface






9. A hill at the foot of higher hills






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






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






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






13. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops






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






15. North-south measurement of position on the earth






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






17. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf






18. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.






19. 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






20. A high - steep bank






21. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction






22. Low land between two hills






23. The apparent junction of earth and sky






24. The line where the land meets the water






25. Very steep - high cliff






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






27. West-east measurement of position on the earth






28. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions






29. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf






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






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






32. An area of land covered with trees






33. A flow of moving water






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






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






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






37. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf






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






39. Line on mountain above which trees do not grow






40. Chain of mountains






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






42. 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






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






44. Russian term for mid-latitude






45. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal






46. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads






47. Body of still water smaller than a lake






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






49. A small sheltered inlet or bay






50. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice