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Subject : geography
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes






2. A hill at the foot of higher hills






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






4. Small - round hill or mound






5. An area of land covered with trees






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






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






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






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






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






11. Creek






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






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






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






15. West-east measurement of position on the earth






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






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






18. 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






19. Something that extends from or enters into a main body or source






20. Land where grass and other plants grow and where cattle - sheep - etc. can graze






21. A secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf






22. 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






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






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






25. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun






26. The angular distance of something above the sea






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






28. Pool of shallow water connected to the sea by an inlet






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






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






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






32. Structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships






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






34. A pit from which coal - minerals or precious stones are taken by digging






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






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






42. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water






43. Growing plants






44. Direction from which a stream is flowing






45. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land






46. Valley






47. The apparent junction of earth and sky






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






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






50. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river