(ə lü vē əl soi(ə)l): Soil material (such as clay, silt, sand, or gravel) deposited by running water.

(kär kəs): A dead body.

(kän tə nen təl): Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent.

(jē ō mor fä lə jē): A science that deals with the relief features (or landforms) of the Earth or of another celestial body (such as the Moon) and how they were made and developed.

(meen): The average in a set of numbers.

(ȯr ga nik): Of, relating to, or obtained from living things.

(pī sə vor): A fish-eating animal.

(spän): To produce young especially in large numbers.

(sǝ stān): (1) To give support or relief to; (2) to keep up.

(wȯ tǝr shed): A region or area bounded on the edge by a dividing ridge and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water.