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Subject : geography
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1. A bowl-shaped depression formed by an impact or around the orifice of a volcano






2. The alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river






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






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






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






6. Direction from which a stream is flowing






7. The line where the land meets the water






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






9. Point where a river begins






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






11. Moving ridge of water which rises and falls






12. A conical hill formed by the accumulation of volcanic debris around a vent






13. Smooth - rounded hill






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






15. Part of a stream where the water flows very swiftly over rocks






16. The land between hills or mountains - usually containing a stream






17. Area of land surrounded by water






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






19. The apparent junction of earth and sky






20. A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula






21. An embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow.






22. 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






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






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






25. Any very shallow spot in a body of water






26. An area of land covered with trees






27. Long - narrow - conspicuous elevation of land






28. An artificial passage beneath the surface of the earth






29. Large level - or nearly level - area of elevated land






30. An opening in the earth's surface from which flows - or has flowed - molten rock - steam - cinders - gas - and rock fragments






31. A bank usually of earth constructed to control or confine water






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






33. A stream of water dropping over a dam or precipice






34. Pointed top of a hill or mountain






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






36. 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






37. An artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land






38. Supplies of materials founding nature - such as minerals - water or coal






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






40. Body of still water smaller than a lake






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






42. Small - round hill or mound






43. Growing plants






44. The meeting point of two streams - roads or railroads






45. A point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water






46. Piece of land nearly surrounded by water and attached to a larger area of land or the mainland by an isthmus






47. West-east measurement of position on the earth






48. Deep spot in a stream






49. Inland body of water usually of considerable size






50. The part of a fluid body moving continuously in a certain direction