Landforms

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, glacier.

• a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

• a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

• a large, thick body of slow moving ice

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Choose the correct definition of gulf.

• part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, larger and deeper than a bay

• a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Define island.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

• a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, isthmus.

• a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

• a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

• a large, thick body of slow moving ice

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

• a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

• land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

• an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Define peninsula.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

• a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, plain.

• an area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

• an area of land drained by a given river and its branches

• land usually level, at low elevation

• an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

Choose the correct definition of river.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

Define strait.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

• a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, valley.

• an area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

• an area of low land usually between hills or mountains

• land usually level, at low elevation

• an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation