Types of landforms

What stretches above land steeper than a hill and often forms a peak?

• Hill

• Mountain

• Plain

What do we call flat areas of land?

• Hill

• Mountain

• Plains

A mound or raised part of land that is less tall or steep than a mountain is called a...

• Hill

• Valley

• Mountain

Low land between hills or mountains is called a...

• Hill

• Plateau

• Valley

Land bordered by water on 3 sides, but connected to a mainland on one side is called a...

• Island

• Peninsula

• Valley

Off the coast of any continent is an underwater plateau called

• Ocean

• Continents

• Continental shelf

What helps people decide where to live?

• average temperature

• sand and snow

• hot weather

Tectonic activity also makes deep cuts in the ocean floor called

• Trenches

• Coast

• Continental shelves

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses

• Valley

• Isthmus

• Island

What a body of land smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water.

• Peninsula

• Island

• Ocean