Chapter 3 Geography Impacts US History

What is a low-lying area between mountains or hills known as?

• desert

• mesa

• valley

• plain

What is a long row or chain of mountains joined together known as?

• plateau

• mesa

• 
  valley

• mountain range

What is a dry region with very little rainfall or other precipitation known as?

• desert

• peninsula

• canyon

• mesa

What is a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides or cliffs known as?

• delta

• canyon

• mesa

• basin

What is a large flat area of high land known as?

• basin

• valley

• plateau

• delta

What is a hill with a flat top and steep sides (similar to a plateau, but smaller) known as?

• mesa

• delta

• basin

• valley

What is a bowl-shaped dip in the Earth’s surface, surrounded by higher land, known as?

• canyon

• 
  plateau

• 
  basin

• plain

What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides known as?

• basin

• 
  island

• delta

• peninsula

What is a triangular “fan-shaped” area at the mouth of a river known as?

• basin

• 
  peninsula

• delta

• island

What is land that is surrounded by water on all sides known as?

• delta

• canyon

• mesa

• island