Landscapes and Landforms Quiz

Where do glaciers occur and why?

• Deserts, due to high temperatures

• Mountains, due to movements in Earth's crust

• Riverine landscapes, due to water erosion

• Coastal areas, due to strong winds

Identify coastal landforms that are mainly shaped by wind and those formed by waves.

• Coastal dune and headland, respectively

• Bay and beach, respectively

• Beach and coastal dune, respectively

• Headland and bay, respectively

Describe the key process that drives the formation of desert landscapes.

• Human settlement and activities

• Weathering and erosion

• Tectonic plate movement

• Glacial movement

Explain the processes that form valleys in three different landscapes.

• Farming, mining, logging

• Weathering, deposition, tectonic movement

• Erosion, deposition, meandering

• Wind erosion, ice erosion, water erosion

Select one landscape or landform that will change the most dramatically due to global warming. Suggest what action that could be taken to reduce its impact.

• Desert - Implement water conservation measures

• Riverine landscape - Build more dams for water storage

• Coastal landscape - Construct sea walls to prevent erosion

• Mountain - Plant more trees to prevent soil erosion

Name a landform that fits each of the following descriptions: made of ice

• Wadi

• Glacier

• Barchan dune

• Butte

Name a landform that fits each of the following descriptions: made by erosion

• Wadi

• Glacier

• Butte

• Barchan dune

Name a landform that fits each of the following descriptions: caused by movement of the Earth's crust.

• Butte

• Glacier

• Wadi

• Barchan dune

Which desert landforms are shaped by wind and which are formed by water?

• Barchan dune - Water, Butte - Wind

• Wadi - Water, Alluvial fan - Wind

• Barchan dune - Wind, Butte - Water

• Wadi - Wind, Alluvial fan - Water

Describe how meanders change the path of a river.

• By carrying water downhill by gravity

• By creating a semicircular build-up of eroded material

• By forming loops when the river slows on flatter land

• By depositing sediment at the river's mouth