Important Landforms

What is an archipelago?

• A single island in the ocean

• A chain or cluster of islands surrounded by a sea or ocean or another body of water

• A mountain range

• A desert

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a land area almost completely surrounded by water.

• peninsula

• island

• continent

• plateau

What is a river delta?

• A high mountain peak

• A low, watery area at the mouth of a river; usually shaped like a triangle, where silt or sand collects

• A deep ocean trench

• A flat desert plain

What is the definition of the term 'strait'?

• A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water

• A large body of saltwater surrounded by land

• A small river or stream

• A wide expanse of ocean

What is an isthmus?

• A) A large body of water

• B) A narrow land bridge connecting two larger land areas

• C) A mountain range

• D) A desert

Which continent is pictured?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Europe

What is the largest ocean in the world?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Lines that run parallel to the equator

• latitude

• longitude

• prime meridian

• equator

lines that run from the north pole to the south pole

• latitude

• longitude

• prime meridian

• equator

What was the last continent humans migrated to?

• North America

• South America

• Antarctica

• Asia