Physical Features Quiz- Social Studies

Where does a river begin?

• Mouth
• Source
• Gulf
• Bay

Where does a river begin?

• Mouth
• Source
• Gulf
• Bay

 A _____ is a broad inlet from the sea where the land curves inward but it’s larger than a bay.

• bay
• channel
• peninsula 
• gulf

A _____ is a body of salt water, smaller than an ocean.

• ocean
• sea
• river
• lake

A _____ is a body of LAND completely surrounded by water.

• island
• sea
• ocean
• channel

A _____ is a deposit of sediments carried by a river to its mouth.

• gulf
• lagoon
• bay
• delta

A __ is a piece of land that juts out into a body of water and surrounded on three sides of it. 

• isthmus
• strait
• peninsula
• cape

A low area of land surrounded by mountains/hills, typically with a river flowing through it. 

• plain
• valley
• river
• channel

A _____is a broad inlet from the sea, smaller than a gulf, where the land curves inward.

• sea 
• gulf
• bay
• archipelago

What are streams of water that flow into larger rivers?

• Deltas
• Rivers
• Tributaries
• Waterfalls