Physical Features of Belize

A _____________ is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it

• Cave

• Mountain

• Valley

________________ are large underground spaces formed by the weathering or decomposition of rocks

• Mountains

• Waterfalls

• Caves

____________ are natural flowing watercourses, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

• Streams

• Rivers

• Waterfalls

________________ are mixed woodland-grassland ecosystems characterized by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close

• Mountains

• Savannahs

• Rainforests

________________ are large landforms that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak

• Pyramids

• Mountains

• Waterfalls

A descent of water that plunges from a cliff or shelf of rock is referred to as a ____________________

• Slope

• Stream

• Waterfall

A/an _______________ is an area of land completely surrounded by water

• Atoll

• Island

• Reef

A/an ________________ is a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets. An atoll surrounds a body of water called a lagoon.

• Island

• Atoll

• Reef

A/an _______________is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water

• Island

• Atoll

• Reef

There are 9 major rivers in Belize

• True

• False