Landforms

What is an area of land surrounded by water called?

• Mountain

• Island

• Desert

• Forest

What is a cone-shaped mountain with an opening where lava flows out?

• Volcano

• Hill

• Mountain

• Valley

What is high, rocky land with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill?

• Mountain

• Hill

• Valley

• River

What is a narrow valley with steep sides and a river at the bottom called?

• Canyon

• Hill

• Mountain

• Plain

What is a dry region, usually sandy and without trees, called?

• Forest

• Desert

• Ocean

• Mountain

What is a round, raised part of land called?

• Mountain

• Valley

• Hill

• River

What is a low area of land between hills or mountains called?

• Valley

• Mountain

• Hill

• Plateau

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

• Mountain

• Valley

• Plateau

• Hill

What is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides called?

• Island

• Peninsula

• Mountain

• Valley

What is a large body of slow-moving ice found near mountains called?

• Glacier

• River

• Lake

• Pond