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1. A dividing ridge between drainage areas
divide
ledge
land
canal
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
Wharf
bog
precipice
tide
3. A wave breaking into foam (as against a sea shore)
Tunnel
breakers
current
oasis
4. A coral island consisting of a reef surrounding a lagoon
atoll
dam
Woods
tide
5. An indefinite usually extended expanse of land
country
latitude
shoal
sea
6. A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
swamp
slope
glacier
cliff
7. Narrow piece of land joining 2 larger bodies of land - or joining a peninsula with a mainland
isthmus
desert
moor
natural resource
8. Smooth - rounded hill
ford
knob
breakers
creek
9. 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
coast
field
plateau
sound
10. Loose material which forms the upper surface of the earth
soil
mouth
crag
breakers
11. A long narrow sandy point of land projecting into water
sea
divide
spit
bog
12. Any place where water flows in a small circle usually caused by the current of a stream striking a bank or by two currents meeting
headland
soil
pier
Whirlpool
13. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river
plateau
delta
bog
locks
14. Natural or artificial lake - usually made by damming a stream of running water
reservoir
cavern
earth
downstream
15. Land bordering the sea - a lake - or a large river
shoreline
sea level
shore
elevation
16. A steep - rugged rock or cliff
Upstream
cavern
harbor
crag
17. A part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
river mouth
forest
gulf
pool
18. Cave; especially one of larger or indefinite extent
pier
cavern
mine
canyon
19. Deep spot in a stream
terrace
pool
island
river
20. Opening through hills or mountains used as a route for highways or railroads
pier
tide
pass
river
21. Direction from which a stream is flowing
Upstream
dam
continental shelf
breakers
22. North-south measurement of position on the earth
topography
latitude
seaport
Whirlpool
23. A narrow passage though land; especially: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
rapids
snowline
gorge
seaport
24. In the direction of or near to the mouth of a stream
headland
levee
mesa
downstream
25. Chain of mountains
junction
pass
mountain chain
terrace
26. Growing plants
Wharf
Vegetation
brook
channel
27. Series of rocks in a body of water - the tops of which are slightly beneath - or at - the surface
bank
peninsula
reef
steppe
28. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
grove
canal
left bank
downstream
29. Russian term for mid-latitude
steppe
plain
coast
cliff
30. The land near a shore
coast
steppe
creek
sound
31. Creek
lagoon
brink
piedmont
brook
32. A level area of high land varying in size from a mesa to a plateau
tableland
canal
mountain
lagoon
33. Bank of a stream which lies on the right side as one goes with the current
estuary
junction
levee
right bank
34. The bed where a natural stream of water runs
plateau
Volcano
continent
channel
35. Point where a river begins
Vale
steppe
land
river source
36. A creek - secondary water course or minor river that is tributary to another body of water
seaport
precipice
brink
bayou
37. A level and rather narrow area of land with one steep edge bordering a river - a lake - or the sea
Woods
marsh
terrace
river source
38. A very steep - vertical or overhanging face of rock - earth or ice
branch
island
cliff
canal
39. Series of connecting mountains
dell
mountain range
bay
peninsula
40. Highest part of a hill or mountain
elevation
summit
dell
piedmont
41. A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
river
continental shelf
iceberg
elevation
42. Forest land covered by trees of sufficient size - kind - and quality to be of commercial value
timber
mine
atoll
mountain
43. An area of low - wet - poorly drained land
lagoon
cultivated land
marsh
knob
44. The edge at the top of a steep place
meadow
stream
brink
downstream
45. Projection of rock having the appearance of a shelf
pass
Waterfall
timber
ledge
46. An inlet of water (as from the sea)
gulch
arm
river
land
47. The planet on which we live that is the third in order from the sun
locks
earth
pier
pond
48. One of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
spit
channel
continent
bank
49. A flat topped - rocky hill with steeply sloping sides
spit
glen
shoreline
mesa
50. A small wood without underbrush
grove
keys
pond
downstream
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