Geography
Define the following
(a) Causeway
(b) Brackish
(c) Meander
(d) Contours
Geographical Features
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(a) Causeway — It is a raised road or platform across a minor stream that is motorable during dry season.
(b) Brackish — The well whose water is unfit for drinking and cultivation as it is salty is said to be brackish.
(c) Meander — It is a bend in the river flowing through a plain. Its presence indicates a flat land.
(d) Contours — These are lines shown in brown, joining places of equal height above the sea level.
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