Week 4: Physical Features Around the World

What does the word "undisturbed" mean as it is used in the text? Because they live in such a remote location, they are UNDISTURBED by popular cultures of today.

• well-read

• left alone; isolated

• illiterate

• connected

What is an isthmus?

• A holiday that comes before Christmas but after Thanksgiving.

• A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

• A narrow neck of land with sea on either side that connects two larger land masses.

• A man-made piece of land off the coast of Florida.

What is another word for the mouth of a river?

• delta

• ocean

• river

• sea

Which is not an example of a landform?

• estuary

• golf course

• bay

• ocean

How is a man-made island created?

• A man-made island is created by dredging up sand from the bottom of the ocean and throwing it away in the garbage.

• A man-made island is created by swimming with the fish.

• A man-made island is created by dredging up sand from the bottom of the ocean and piling it up into an island to build things on.

• There is no such thing as a man-made island.

What are two examples of man-made islands? Choose all that apply.

• United States

• Hawaii

• Palm Islands in Dubai

• Venetian Islands in Florida

What is an island?

• An island is land that is only created by volcanoes.

• An island is land that is completely underwater.

• An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.

• An island is land that is halfway surrounded by water.

How have we adapted and improved the Grand Strand area?

• It is now home to around 115 golf courses.

• It is now home to around 115 vacant areas for wildlife.

• It is now home to around 115 beach resorts.

• It is now home to around 115 pools.

Today, technology has allowed us to build incredible structures, like the islands mentioned in the article, "Making Islands!" What is a potential negative impact this type of construction has?

• Too many people want to come visit these islands.

• Soon we will have too many cool islands, not enough boring ones.

• Dredging up the ocean floor for sand destroys natural resources and habitats.

• There is absolutely no negative impact for this kind of construction.

What is a peninsula?

• a piece of land surrounded by water

• a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides, and land on one side

• a man-made landform

• the mouth of a river