Landforms and Oceans - Review 1

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

• Africa
• North America
• Germany
• Europe

How many major oceans have we learned about?

• 4
• 1
• 8
• 2

An underwater canyon is called a _____.

• continental shelf
• volcano
• seamount
• trench

Land which rises high above the ground is called ______. (oceanic landform)

• mid-ocean ridge
• abyssal plain
• slope
• volcano

The term ______________ can be described as all of the land that water flows over or through before reaching a lake or river.

• hill
• valley
• watershed
• delta

Low land between hills or mountains is called _____. (continental landform)

• hill
• valley
• trench
• rift zone

Wide, flat areas of land are called ______. (oceanic landform)

• abyssal plain
• plateau 
• seamount
• island

Which ocean meets the coast of South Carolina?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

________ have steep walls and are formed by erosion and weathering of soft rock caused by the movement of water in rivers.

• Deltas
• Mountains
• Islands
• Canyons

An opening in the surface from which lava flows is called _______. (oceanic landform)

• rift zone
• trench
• continental slope
• seamount