Map quiz vocabulary

What is elevation

• The measurement of how much above or below the sea level is

• A flat area that rises above the surrounding land

• A large area that rises above the surrounding land

• A large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll

What is a plateau

• The measurement of how much above or below the sea level is

• A flat area that rises above the surrounding land

• A large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll

What are plains

• Landmasses I that are surrounded by water

• A large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll

• A long narrow area that extends into a river, a lake or a ocean

Valley

• Landmasses that are surrounded by water

• Any of the worlds main land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America South America

• A lowland area between two higher sides

What is/are Continents

• The measurement of how much above or below the sea level is

• Any of the worlds main land ( Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America South America)

• A long narrow area that extends into a river lake or ocean

What is an island

• landmasses that are surrounded by water.

• A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.

• A long, narrow, steep-sided cut on the ocean floor

What is a peninsula

• A long narrow steep-sided cut on the ocean floor

• The part of a continent that extends into the ocean in a plateau, then drops sharply to the ocean floor

• A long narrow area that extends to into a river, a lake or a ocean

What is a isthmus

• A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

• Ocean waters surrounded by continents and islands

• Bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds usually containing freshwater

What is a continental shelf

• A coastal area what’re ocean waters are partially surrounded by the land

• A long narrow steep-sided cut on the ocean floor

• The part of a continent that extends into the ocean in a plateau then drops sharply to the ocean floor

What is a trench

• Ocean waters surrounded by continents and islands

• A long narrow steep-sided cut in the ocean floor

• A coastal area where ocean waters are partially surrounded by the land