Geography Quiz for Study Guide 2 , Delta-Iceberg

What is a fan-shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of a river called?

• Desert

• Delta

• Dune

• Fjord

Which term describes a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live?

• Forest

• Glacier

• Desert

• Gulf

What is a hill of sand formed by blowing wind called?

• Dune

• Hill

• Iceberg

• Geyser

What is a long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopes?

• Gulf

• Fjord

• Delta

• Glacier

What do you call a large area of land covered with trees and other plants?

• Desert

• Forest

• Hill

• Glacier

Which term describes a spring that spouts hot water and steam from time to time?

• Geyser

• Iceberg

• Delta

• Fjord

What is a large mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or through a valley?

• Iceberg

• Glacier

• Hill

• Dune

What is a large body of saltwater that is partly enclosed by land?

• Fjord

• Gulf

• Delta

• Desert

What is a raised part of the earth’s surface that is lower than a mountain?

• Hill

• Dune

• Glacier

• Forest

What is a huge block of floating ice that has broken off a glacier called?

• Geyser

• Iceberg

• Delta

• Fjord