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Subject : geography
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1. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor






2. Highest part of a hill or mountain






3. Any land whose surface gradually rises in general direction






4. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water






5. The line where the land meets the water






6. A small wood without underbrush






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






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






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






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






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






12. Direction from which a stream is flowing






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






14. The edge at the top of a steep place






15. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads






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






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






18. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay






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






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






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






22. Alternate rise and fall of the water level of a lake or ocean caused by gravitational pull of the moon on the earth






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






24. Area of open wasteland - often swampy






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






26. A hill at the foot of higher hills






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






28. 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






29. The angular distance of something above the sea






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






31. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean






32. The apparent junction of earth and sky






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Fertile spot within a desert watered by underground springs or by irrigation






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A large dock from which ships may load or unload






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






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






49. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






50. Chain of mountains






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