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Geography
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1. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream
sea
Valley
headland
current
2. Large - flat plain without trees in the arctic regions
plateau
tundra
glacier
bog
3. An area of land covered with trees
Woods
mine
creek
slope
4. Nearly level area of land usually of considerable size
plain
mountain range
knoll
swamp
5. Highest part of a hill or mountain
summit
reef
estuary
creek
6. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
hill
seaport
lake
creek
7. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls
harbor
downstream
meadow
Waves
8. An open land free of woods and buildings
tableland
field
summit
swamp
9. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
shore
terrace
cove
levee
10. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
prairie
country
snowline
latitude
11. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
altitude
locks
shore
ocean
12. 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
inlet
irrigated land
shoal
sound
13. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
savanna
point
tableland
isthmus
14. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
dell
drainage basin
irrigated land
left bank
15. Low land between two hills
marsh
desert
pasture
Vale
16. Tapering piece of land projecting sharply into a stream or body of water
dell
right bank
ocean
point
17. 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
crater
bog
earth
estuary
18. 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
Volcano
meadow
river mouth
prairie
19. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth
Tunnel
brink
right bank
basin
20. Creek
cape
brook
brink
continent
21. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
channel
iceberg
estuary
timberline
22. A flow of moving water
slope
stream
mountain chain
land
23. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
plain
oasis
ledge
peak
24. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
divide
peak
dike
terrace
25. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
breakers
reservoir
shore
lagoon
26. 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
continental shelf
mouth
rapids
right bank
27. A harbor or dock for large ships where materials can be loaded or unloaded
seaport
precipice
crag
Woods
28. The elevated land or divide separating two drainage areas
atoll
Watershed
river source
reservoir
29. A natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
fall line
cave
keys
prairie
30. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
archipelago
peak
stream
locks
31. Area of land surrounded by water
island
fall line
crag
cliff
32. A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water
canal
pond
strait
sandbar
33. Small - round hill or mound
bluff
sea
hill
knoll
34. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
river
drainage basin
iceberg
harbor
35. An inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf
bay
right bank
prairie
dam
36. The rising ground bordering a lake - river or sea
horizon
bank
latitude
bluff
37. The apparent junction of earth and sky
swamp
bay
horizon
keys
38. Inland body of water usually of considerable size
beach
reservoir
shoreline
lake
39. The land near a shore
snowline
coast
timberline
glen
40. The end of a stream; point at which a stream enters a lake - sea or ocean
Woods
mouth
foothill
glacier
41. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
cavern
Upstream
natural resource
atoll
42. Any very shallow spot in a body of water
pond
shoal
pasture
earth
43. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
sandbar
left bank
cinder cone
basin
44. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus
country
desert
timber
peninsula
45. Series of connecting mountains
mountain range
oasis
soil
island
46. Area of level land where grass is grown and usually cut for hay
meadow
harbor
marsh
chasm
47. Area of rolling land along the foot of a mountain range
Watershed
snowline
piedmont
glen
48. The edge at the top of a steep place
oasis
precipice
beach
brink
49. Stream that flows into another stream
tributary
fjord
brook
glacier
50. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
cape
marsh
gulch
levee
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