Geography of New York State - Unit 1 Quiz

What is a harbor?

• The land next to an ocean or large lake.

• Any shape that makes up the Earth's surface.

• A sheltered place along a coast where boats can dock.

• A line that people agree on that divides one place from another.

What is the source of a river?

• The place where a river ends.

• The deepest part of a river.

• The land next to a large lake.

• The place where a river begins.

Geography is?

• The study of the Earth, and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it.

• Flowing water that empties into a larger body of water

• Any of the shapes that make up Earth's surface.

• A line that people agree on that divides one place from another.

The mouth of a river is?

• The place where it begins.

• The place where it empties into a large body of water.

• A large body of salt water.

• Flowing water that empties into a larger body of water.

The definition of a landform is?

• The study of the Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it.

• Flowing water that empties into a larger body of water.

• Any of the shapes that make up Earth's surface.

• A line that people agree on that divides one place from another.

A lake is?

• A large body of salt water.

• Flowing water that empties into a larger body of water.

• Land completely surrounded by water.

• Water surrounded by land.

A landmass that rises well above its surrounding area, generally with steep and rocky sides toward the top is a?

• Valley

• Mountain

• Border

• Continent

Low land between hills or mountains, often with a river at the bottom is a?

• Valley

• Mountain

• Plateau

• Hill

The land next to an ocean or large lake is a?

• Valley

• Harbor

• Continent

• Coastline

An island is?

• The low land between hills or mountains.

• Any of the shapes that make up the Earth's surface.

• The place where a river begins.

• Land completely surrounded by water.