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Subject : geography
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1. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land






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






3. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded






4. Creek






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






6. Point where a river begins






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






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






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






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






11. Deep spot in a stream






12. Area of open wasteland - often swampy






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






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






15. The bed where a natural stream of water runs






16. Body of still water smaller than a lake






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






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






19. A shore of a body of water covered by sand - gravel or larger rock fragments






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. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






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






23. A small wood without underbrush






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






25. An open land free of woods and buildings






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






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






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






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






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






31. A small sheltered inlet or bay






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






33. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






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






35. Pointed top of a hill or mountain






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






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






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






39. 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






40. A high - steep bank






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






42. A dividing ridge between drainage areas






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






44. 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






45. Valley






46. An inlet of water (as from the sea)






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






48. A steep - rugged rock or cliff






49. Chain of mountains






50. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around