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Subject : geography
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1. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads






2. Point where a river empties and ends its course






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






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






5. Growing plants






6. North-south measurement of position on the earth






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






8. An open land free of woods and buildings






9. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula






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






11. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream






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






13. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially: one with port facilities






14. The edge at the top of a steep place






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






16. 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






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






18. The apparent junction of earth and sky






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






20. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction






21. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size






31. Area of land surrounded by water






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. A flow of moving water






40. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






41. Creek






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






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






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






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






46. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range






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






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






49. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through






50. Point where a river begins