Geographic Key Terms Quiz

What is a basin?

• A small, high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• An area that is lower than surrounding land areas; some basins are filled with water

• A large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land

What is a cataract?

• A large waterfall or steep rapids

• A plain at the mouth of a river, often triangular in shape

• A broad plain on either side of a river, formed where sediment settles during floods

• A huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice

What is a mesa?

• A small, high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• A high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides; larger than a butte

• A landform that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above surrounding land

What is a river mouth?

• The point where a river enters a lake or sea

• A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water

• A river or stream that flows into a larger river

• A low stretch of land between mountains or hills; land that is drained by a river

What is a volcano?

• A large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land

• An opening in Earth's surface through which molten rock, ashes, and gases escape from the interior

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

• A gap between mountains

a body of water that is partly surrounded by land and that is connected to a larger body of water

• bay

• butte

• canyon

• cataract

a small, high, flat-topped landform with cliff like sides

• bay

• butte

• canyon

• cataract

a deep narrow valley with steep sides; often with a stream flowing through it

• bay

• butte

• canyon

• cataract

a plain at the mouth of a river, often triangular in shape, formed where sediment is deposited by flowing water

• delta

• flood plain

• glacier

• hill

a broad plain on either side of a river, formed where sediment settles during floods

• delta

• flood plain

• glacier

• hill