For Quiz Use Only- 2d Geographic Features

Geography has a direct impact on the lives of the American people and the ways we adapt to our environment.

• True

• False

Geographic features are important in United States history because they-

• explain the Revolutionary War

• provide all the borders for the United States

• explain the locations and growth of towns and cities

• identify where Native American tribes had settled

Which word is a land related geographic feature?

• Plateau

• Tributary

• Peninsula

• Bay

Which TWO are considered water-related, key geographic features?

• Lakes

• Plateaus

• Peninsulas

• Tributaries

Large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

• plateau

• tributary

• lake

• bay

a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• delta

• peninsula

• river

• island

A part of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land

• island

• tributary

• sea

• gulf

Large areas of flat, treeless land

• plain

• basin

• plateau

• delta

A large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land

• plain

• mountain

• valley

• plateau

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

• tributary

• bay

• gulf

• archipelago