Earth's Features

A channel is

• the mouth of a river

• an area of flat, elevated land

• a narrow strip of water that goes between two large areas of land

A delta is

• a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water

• a fan-shaped mass of mud and silt deposited at the mouth of the river

• an area of flat land covered with grasses

A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water is called a _____________ .

• delta

• strait

• fjord

A long, narrow part of the ocean or sea that goes deep into land is called ___________.

• a delta

• a fjord

• a strait

What is the Chunnel?

• a French port

• an English port

• a train tunnel under the channel

• a train canal

From which country was Ferdinand Magellan?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Brazil

What is the longest river in the world?

• Mississippi River

• Amazon River

• Rhine River

• Nile River

A flat-topped hill with steep rock sides is a _____________

• mesa

• plateau

• prairie

A plateau is _____________ .

• a rich deposit of soil found at the mouth of a river

• an area of land that has rich soil and is covered by grasses

• an area of flat land that is higher on at least one side than the surrounding land

A prairie has _____________ .

• steep rocky sides

• deposits from a river

• rich soil covered with grasses