Landforms Review

What is a flat, low-lying land built up from soil, rocks, and pebbles carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth?

• gulf/bay

• mouth

• source

• delta

What is land that is completely surrounded by water?

• peninsula

• archipelago

• island

• lake

Choose the correct definition of lake.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

• a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

• land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

• an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Define peninsula.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

• a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

Choose the correct definition of river.

• a sizable inland body of water

• a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

• a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

• part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

What is an area of low land usually between hills or mountains?

• plain

• valley

• mountains

• plateau

An area where a river empties into a larger body of water, forming small islands and streams.

• Delta
• Peninsula
• Plateau
• Steppe

Land surrounded by water on ALL sides.

• Peninsula
• Island
• Plateau
• Channel

An area of land that rises very high above the area around it.

• Mountain
• Trench
• Canyon
• River