Landforms

Select the 3 Hot deserts out of the following:

• Gobi desert in Asia

• Sonoran desert in Arizona

• The Patagonian desert in South America

• Great Victoria Desert in Australia

• Sahara Desert

Is the following statement True or False:

Cold deserts are found in places like Greenland and the Antarctic regions. Because they are farther from the equator, they can get quite cold.

• True

• False

What is called the Land of Extremes: Extreme heat and Extreme Dryness; sudden flash floods and cold nights?

• Plateau

• Volcano

• Desert

• Island

Some of the regions are turning into desert at a high rate. This is because so many human populations have settled there to grow crops and graze animals.

This process is known as:

• Sedimentation

• Datafication

• Desertification

• Icification

What is the gradual and slow process of destruction by wind, water, or other natural agents called?

• Explosion

• Pollution

• Erosion

• Precipitation

Which is the highest landform on the surface of the earth. It is usually found to be conical in shape with steep sides and a pointed tip called a peak

• Gulf

• Bay

• Mountain

• Hill

Which is an elevated landform with a flat, table-like surface on top?

• Peninsula

• Gulf

• Valley

• Plateau

What is a part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three sides.

• Gulf

• Bay

• Archipelago

• Valley

What is a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

• Bay

• Strait

• Gulf

• Archipelago

What is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated.

• Delta

• Isthmus

• Plain

• Desert