Geography Terms Pretest

What is a large, flat, elevated area called?

• A. plain

• B. prairie

• C. plateau

• D. peninsula

extremely dry area with little water and few plants

• A. delta

• B. valley

• C. plain

• D. desert

narrow body of water connecting two larger land aresas

• A. isthmus

• B. strait

• C. plateau

• D. hill

a deep, narrow valley with steep walls

• A. canyon

• B. hill

• C. plateau

• D. valley

land surrounded by water

• A. plain

• B. island

• C. lake

• D. hill

large part of the ocean that extends into land

• A. gulf

• B. strait

• C. wetland

• D. river

What is an area in the desert with a water source called?

• A. oasis

• B. pond

• C. plateau

• D. valley

Which is NOT part of physical geography?

• A. landforms

• B. climate

• C. water

• D. population

What is an area of lowland between hills or mountains called?

• A. prairie

• B. strait

• C. plateau

• D. valley

Geographers look at the world

• A. by studying cities first.

• B. at local, regional and global levels.

• C. by studying only physical features.

• D. as separate regions with no effect on each other.