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Subject : geography
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1. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula






2. Wet - spongy ground; especially: a poor drained - usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material - frequently surrounding a body of open water - and having a characteristic flora






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






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






5. Russian term for mid-latitude






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






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






8. The line where the land meets the water






9. A small wood without underbrush






10. 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






11. Point where a river empties and ends its course






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






13. A large or small depression in the surface of the land or in the ocean floor






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






15. 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






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






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






18. A secluded narrow valley






19. Series of connecting mountains






20. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level






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






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






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






24. The apparent junction of earth and sky






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






26. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






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






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






29. Smooth - rounded hill






30. A flow of moving water






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






32. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






33. A small sheltered inlet or bay






34. North-south measurement of position on the earth






35. The land near a shore






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






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






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






39. Direction from which a stream is flowing






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






41. The angular distance of something above the sea






42. Body of still water smaller than a lake






43. Stream that flows into another stream






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






45. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes






46. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.






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






48. An area of land covered with trees






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






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