Washington State Landforms

What is a landform?

• A man made feature of the land.

• A natural feature of the land.

• A piece of land on a map.

A __________________ is an area of low, flat land surrounded by mountains or plateaus.

• foothill

• inlet

• valley

• island

What is a large landform that usually rises above the surrounding land called?

• valley

• mountain

• city

• border

What is a strait?

• a large body of water that connects two bodies of water

• a large body of water that is surrounded by land

• a small body of water that flows rapidly

• a body of water where ships dock

A plateau is...

• a large valley

• a large steep area of land

• a large flat area of land that rises above other land

• a mountainous area in Washington

A small narrow bay is...

• an island

• a harbor

• an ocean

• an inlet

Ships are safely docked in a....

• lake

• river

• harbor

• garage

A peninsula is...

• a body of water surrounding an island

• a piece of land that has water on 3 sides.

• a body of water where ships are protected

• a piece of land completely surrounded by water.

A an area of land that is usually soaked with water is...

• a hill

• a mountain

• a foothill

• a wetland

A piece of land completely surrounded by water is ...

• a mountain

• an island

• a foothill

• a cape