Landforms Review

What is an archipelago?

• Pointed piece of land that sticks out into an ocean

• A group or chain of island clustered together

• A large body of water

• A natural hot spring

What is a mountain?

• When a river falls

• A flat piece of land

• A slow moving river of ice

• A very tall and natural place on Earth

What is a delta?

• A fan-shaped mouth of a river that empties out into a larger body of water.

• A moving body of water.

• A body of water surrounded by land

• A long, narrow sea inlet

What is a peninsula?

• A body of land surrounded by water on three sides

• A body of water

• Flat land that spreads throughout the country

• A low place between mountains

What is an isthmus?

• A natural hot spring that sprays hot water

• A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land

• Piece of land surrounded by water

• A narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water

How is a gulf and a bay similar?

• They are both types of mountains

• They are both a body of water partly surrounded by land

• They are both named after famous people, Edward Gulf and Kristen Bay.

• They are both located on land

Which landforms have something to do with water (You can select multiple answers)

• Waterfall

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Lake

Which of the following landforms have nothing to do with water? (You can select multiple answers)

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Bay

• Gulf

What is a "flat-topped rock with very steep sides"?

• Geyser

• Bay

• Fjord

• Butte

What is a "stream or river that flows into a larger river"?

• Glacier

• Tributary

• Straight

• Waterfall