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Geography
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1. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
cinder cone
horizon
stream
timber
2. A hill at the foot of higher hills
seaport
foothill
Vale
branch
3. To have prepared or prepared and used for the raising of crops
piedmont
cultivated land
savanna
oasis
4. A natural stream of water normally smaller than an often tributary to a river
dike
forest
creek
plateau
5. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction
spit
Upstream
current
ford
6. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano
crater
isthmus
gorge
Watershed
7. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
marsh
summit
pool
crag
8. Large stream of water of natural origin which drains an area of land and flows into another river or body of water
gorge
gulch
estuary
river
9. A large dock from which ships may load or unload
Wharf
soil
elevation
mouth
10. Series of connecting mountains
Whirlpool
mountain range
knob
latitude
11. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
dale
sound
delta
shore
12. Island or reef that doesn't stick up very far above the water
sea level
keys
piedmont
mountain chain
13. Valley
current
bank
Whirlpool
dale
14. A small sheltered inlet or bay
cove
point
basin
irrigated land
15. Any one or all of the four largest connecting bodies of salt water on the earth's surface
Valley
prairie
ocean
savanna
16. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments
Volcano
Wharf
cape
arm
17. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
mountain range
moor
crag
gorge
18. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
gulf
mine
continental shelf
19. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
lagoon
tableland
bay
divide
20. 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
forest
sound
plateau
gorge
21. Low land between two hills
altitude
earth
Vale
locks
22. Surface features of a region (hills - rivers - roads - etc.)
river
topography
bluff
gulf
23. Area of open wasteland - often swampy
mountain range
moor
mountain chain
mouth
24. The average level of the surface of the ocean measured along a shoreline
tide
harbor
river source
sea level
25. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.
Waves
crag
levee
gulf
26. Body of still water smaller than a lake
Waterfall
lake
branch
pond
27. The bank of a stream which lies on the left side as one goes with the current
bog
stream
irrigated land
left bank
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
Waves
river
desert
peninsula
29. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
earth
creek
channel
point
30. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
Waves
grove
cavern
creek
31. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
prairie
spit
dale
meadow
32. A water passage where the tide meets a river or current; especially; the arm of the sea of the lower end of a river
plain
strait
estuary
gulch
33. An open land free of woods and buildings
mountain chain
ford
field
shoal
34. Chain of mountains
mountain chain
ledge
mine
crater
35. The area from which a single stream or river and its tributaries drains all of the water
drainage basin
atoll
glacier
lagoon
36. A barrier preventing the flow of water or of solid materials (as snow and ice)
ridge
Wharf
coast
dam
37. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
creek
coast
gorge
reef
38. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
Waterfall
crag
terrace
right bank
39. The line on a mountain above which there is snow the year around
mesa
brook
snowline
cinder cone
40. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships
continent
pier
archipelago
stream
41. The apparent junction of earth and sky
horizon
Waterfall
pier
pass
42. Highest part of a hill or mountain
pasture
summit
lagoon
glen
43. An enclosure with gates built in a canal or river so that ships can be raised or lowered by changing the water level
locks
cliff
altitude
cove
44. A long - narrow bank of sand in a body of water
crater
breakers
sandbar
land
45. A deep or precipitous cleft: ravine; especially: one occupied by a torrent
timberline
mountain chain
gulch
Vegetation
46. A high - steep bank
bluff
cinder cone
sandbar
pass
47. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
harbor
bayou
river mouth
cape
48. Portion of earth's surface above the level of the sea or ocean
river mouth
harbor
land
canyon
49. A deep - narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through
Wharf
dale
reservoir
canyon
50. A usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
sea level
oasis
continental shelf
hill
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