quiz- Geography words

What is a straight?

• a line that extends from one point to another

• a narrow strip of water connecting two bodies of water

• a direct pathway to a destination

• a way of strictly following the rules

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

What is an isthmus?

• a group of rocks that you can climb

• a narrow strip of land connecting two bodies of land

• a type of flower

• a way of traveling from island to island

What is a peninsula?

• A shade of pink

• an island chain for traveling

• a state of being one with nature

• a body of land with water on three sides

A peninsula is connected to the mainland on one of its sides.

• True

• False

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

• landform
• delta
• canyon

What word goes with this definition- An area in a desert in a region where fresh water, trees, and other plants are found.

• oasis

• standard of living

• nonrenewable resource

• petroleum

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?

• one
• two
• three
• all

A branch of a river is called a(n)

• groundwater

• surface water

• tributary

• watershed

What land form is this?

• valley
• canyon
• mountain
• plain

What land form is this?

• island
• valley
• plain
• mountain