Geography Quiz 1

What is an archipelago?

• A large group of islands

• A ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater

• A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside

• A high, steep face of rock or earth

What is an atoll?

• A large group of islands

• A ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater

• A point of land that juts out into water

• A long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes

What are badlands?

• A large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain

• Wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind and water

• A huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier

• A spring that shoots hot water into the air

What is a cape?

• A point of land that juts out into water

• A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside

• A high, steep face of rock or earth

• One of the seven great land masses on earth

What is a cave?

• A large group of islands

• A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside

• A ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater

• A long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes

What is a cliff?

• A high, steep face of rock or earth

• A large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain

• A huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier

• A spring that shoots hot water into the air

What is a continent?

• A large group of islands

• One of the seven great land masses on earth

• A point of land that juts out into water

• A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside

What is a fjord?

• A long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes

• A large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain

• A huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier

• A spring that shoots hot water into the air

What is a glacier?

• A large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley

• A ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawater

• A point of land that juts out into water

• A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside

What is an iceberg?

• A huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier

• A large group of islands

• A high, steep face of rock or earth

• A long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes