Landforms and Water Features

The two categories of natural geographic features are...

• buildings and streets

• landforms and water features

• mountains and canyons

• bays and oceans

Which of the following is not a geographic landform?

• valley

• plain

• peninsula

• tributary

What formed a natural boundary for the original thirteen colonies as the settlers moves west?

• The Rockies

• The Appalachians

• The Desert

• The Gulf of Mexico

Most canyons are formed by...

• glaciers

• volcanoes

• rivers

• jackhammers

A lowland between mountains and hills is called a

• plateau

• plain

• valley

• national park

A North American landform that is relatively flat with a semi-arid climate and rich soil is...

• Grand Canyon

• Death Valley

• Mohave Desert

• Great Plains

Broad, flat land that rises 1,500 feet or more above the land and has one or more steep sides is called a

• valley

• canyon

• plateau

• plain

The Coastal Plains region lies between what two landforms?

• the desert and the mountains

• canyons and mountains

• the ocean and mountains

• the plateau and mountains

Two interesting landforms often found on plateaus are

• waterfalls and fall line

• river mouth and delta

• buttes and mesas

• cliffs and tributaries

Land that is completely surrounded by water is called

• a peninsula

• an island

• a continent

• a state