USI 2d Key Geographic Features Review

USI 2d Key Geographic Features Review

Multiple Choice

A rounded raised landform; not as high as a mountain.

• Hill

• Mountain

• Island

• Peninsula

• Plateau

Multiple Choice

A very tall, high, natural place higher than a hill

• valley

• plain

• mountain

• plateau

Multiple Choice

A piece of land surrounded by water.

• gulf

• lake

• tributary

• island

Multiple Choice

A large flowing body of water that usually empties into the sea or ocean.

• bay

• tributary

• river

• valley

Multiple Choice

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

• tributary

• bay

• gulf

• archipelago

Multiple Choice

A large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

• plain

• mountain

• valley

• plateau

Multiple Choice

Large areas of flat, treeless land

• plain

• basin

• plateau

• delta

Multiple Choice

A part of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land

• island

• tributary

• sea

• gulf

Multiple Choice

a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• delta

• peninsula

• river

• island

Multiple Choice

Large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

• plateau

• tributary

• lake

• bay

Multiple Choice

Geographic features are important in United States history because they-

• explain the Revolutionary War

• provide all the borders for the United States

• explain the locations and growth of towns and cities

• identify where Native American tribes had settled

Multiple Choice

Geography has a direct impact on the lives of the American people and the ways we adapt to our environment.

• True

• False