Physical Features

Peninsula

• Area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to land on one side.
• Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.

Island

• A high uplifted earth formation with steep slopes.
• Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.

Valley

• A triangle shaped formation of land created where a river flows into another body of water.
• A low-lying area of land formed by a stream or river. It is bordered on both sides by higher lands.

Mountain

• A high uplifted earth formation with steep slopes.
• A steep, walled valley that has been eroded by a river or stream.

Delta

• A triangle shaped formation of land created where a river flows into another body of water.
• Land completely surrounded by water, not large enough to be called a continent.

North, south, east and west are called ____________.

• latitudes

• compasses

• hemispheres

• cardinal directions

Which of these is true of the distance between parallels of latitude?

• It is largest at the equator.

• It is smallest at the equator.

• It is always the same.

• It is largest at the poles.

Almost three-fourths of Earth's surface is covered by _____.

• water.

• hemispheres.

• continents.

• countries.

Which of the following is a physical feature?

• a forest area

• a peninsula

• a hurricane

• a line of latitude

What do all 50 states have in common?

• They all have governments.

• They are all the same size in area.

• They always share a border with another state.

• They are always separated by physical features.