Landforms Vocabulary

What is a landform that rises steeply from the surrounding land and is higher than a hill?

• mountain

• valley

• plateau

• canyon

Which landform is a low area of land between mountains or hills, often with a river running through it?

• Plateau

• Mesa

• Valley

• Canyon

What is a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land around it?

• hill

• plateau

• plain

• valley

Which landform is a deep valley with steep sides, often with a river flowing through it?

• gorge

• plateau

• canyon

• ravine

What is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water?

• Canyon

• Atoll

• Island

• Peninsula

Which landform is a narrow strip of land that is almost completely surrounded by water and connected to a larger landmass by an isthmus?

• Cape

• Peninsula

• Island

• Archipelago

What is the highest point of a mountain?

• base

• plateau

• valley

• summit

Which landform is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs?

• Fjord

• Plateau

• Canyon

• Bay

What is a landform that is a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it?

• plateau

• plain

• valley

• mountain

Which landform is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it?

• canyon

• gorge

• ravine

• plateau