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LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

Which of the following would describe a MOUNTAIN?

a)

Area of gently rising land

b)

Top of a mountain

c)

Rises steeply above the surrounding land

d)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

2.

Which of the following would describe a BUTTE?

a)

Lowland between mountains

b)

Fracture formed where tectonic plates meet

c)

Top of a mountain

d)

Flat-topped hill with steep sides (smaller than a mesa)

3.

Which of the following would describe a MOUNTAIN RANGE?

a)

Gap between mountains

b)

Group of mountains

c)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

d)

Area of gently rising land

4.

Which of the following would describe a GLACIER?

a)

Fracture formed where tectonic plates meet

b)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

c)

Large ice mass that moves across the land

d)

Area of gently rising land

5.

Which of the following would describe a SUMMIT?

a)

Top of a mountain

b)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

c)

Lowland between mountains

d)

Area of gently rising land

6.

Which of the following would describe a FAULT LINE?

a)

Gap between mountains

b)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

c)

Lowland between mountains

d)

Fracture formed where tectonic plates meet

7.

Which of the following would describe a VALLEY?

a)

Gap between mountains

b)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

c)

Lowland between mountains

d)

Area of gently rising land

8.

Which of the following would describe a MESA?

a)

Gap between mountains

b)

Flat-topped mountain with steep sides (smaller than a plateau)

c)

Lowland between mountains

d)

Area of gently rising land

9.

Which of the following would describe a MOUNTAIN PASS?

a)

Gap between mountains

b)

Group of mountains

c)

Lowland between mountains

d)

Area of gently rising land

10.

Which of the following would describe a PLATEAU?

a)

Lowland between mountains

b)

Group of mountains

c)

Area of raised, mostly flat land

d)

Area of gently rising land

11.

Which of the following would describe a PRAIRIE?

a)

Deep valley with steep sides, often carved by a river

b)

Area of flat or gently rising lowland

c)

Narrow form of a canyon

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

12.

Which of the following would describe an ISLAND?

a)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

Area of land completely surrounded by water

c)

Narrow form of a canyon

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

13.

Which of the following would describe a SAVANNAH?

a)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

Triangular-shaped area of land that forms at the mouth of a river

c)

Area of grassland with scattered trees

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

14.

Which of the following would describe an ISTHMUS?

a)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

Triangular-shaped area of land that forms at the mouth of a river

c)

Narrow form of a canyon

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

15.

Which of the following would describe a CANYON?

a)

Deep valley with steep sides, often carved by a river

b)

Area of land completely surrounded by water

c)

Lowland between mountains

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

16.

Which of the following would describe a PENINSULA?

a)

Ridge of rock or coral lying below the surface of the ocean

b)

Area of land completely surrounded by water

c)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

17.

Which of the following would describe a RAVINE?

a)

Ridge of rock or coral lying below the surface of the ocean

b)

Narrow form of a canyon

c)

Steep drop in a river’s path

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

18.

Which of the following would describe a REEF?

a)

Ridge of rock or coral lying below the surface of the ocean

b)

Triangular-shaped area of land that forms at the mouth of a river

c)

Steep drop in a river’s path

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

19.

Which of the following would describe an ARCHIPELAGO?

a)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

Triangular-shaped area of land that forms at the mouth of a river

c)

Group of islands

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

20.

Which of the following would describe a DELTA?

a)

Land that is surrounded by water on three sides

b)

Triangular-shaped area of land that forms at the mouth of a river

c)

Deep valley with steep sides, often carved by a river

d)

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land

21.

Which of the following would describe a RIVER SOURCE?

a)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

b)

Triangular-shaped area of land that forms at the mouth of a river

c)

Deep valley with steep sides, often carved by a river

d)

Where a river begins, usually in the mountains

22.

Which of the following would describe a BAY?

a)

Body of saltwater that is smaller than a gulf

b)

Body of saltwater that is larger than a sea

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Where a river begins, usually in the mountains

23.

Which of the following would describe a TRIBUTARY?

a)

Passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water

b)

Stream or river that flows into a larger river

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Where a river begins, usually in the mountains

24.

Which of the following would describe a SEA?

a)

Body of saltwater that is smaller than a gulf

b)

Body of saltwater that is larger than an ocean

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Body of saltwater that is smaller than an ocean

25.

Which of the following would describe a RIVER MOUTH?

a)

Where a river begins, usually in the mountains

b)

Passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Man-made river used for the passage of ships

26.

Which of the following would describe a GULF?

a)

Body of saltwater that is smaller than a bay

b)

Body of saltwater that is larger than an ocean

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Body of saltwater that is smaller than a sea

27.

Which of the following would describe a LAKE?

a)

Passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water

b)

Water that is completely surrounded by land

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Body of saltwater that is smaller than a sea

28.

Which of the following would describe a STRAIT?

a)

Passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water

b)

Water that is completely surrounded by land

c)

Where a river empties into a larger body of water

d)

Stream or river that flows into a larger river

29.

Which of the following would describe a CANAL?

a)

Where a river begins, usually in the mountains

b)

Water that is completely surrounded by land

c)

Man-made river used for the passage of ships

d)

Stream or river that flows into a larger river

30.

What is the world's longest mountain range?

a)

the Rockies

b)

the Alps

c)

the Andes

d)

the Himalayas

31.

What is the world's tallest mountain?

a)

Mount McKinley

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Kilamanjaro

d)

Mount Olympus

32.

What is the world's largest desert?

a)

the Mojave Desert

b)

the Gobi Desert

c)

the Sahara Desert

d)

the Atacama Desert

33.

What is the North America's largest canyon?

a)

the Marianas Trench

b)

the Great Canyon

c)

the Grand Canyon

d)

the Great Rift Valley

34.

What is the world's tallest waterfall?

a)

Paradise Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

Angel Falls

35.

What is the world's largest waterfall?

a)

Paradise Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

Yosemite Falls

36.

What is the world's largest island?

a)

Iceland

b)

Greenland

c)

Cuba

d)

Hawaii

37.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

the Amazon

b)

the Mississippi

c)

the Yangtze

d)

the Nile

38.

What is the world's busiest canal?

a)

the Suez Canal

b)

the Erie Canal

c)

the Panama Canal

d)

the Grand Canal

39.

On which continent would you find Mount Everest?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

North America

40.

On which continent would you find the Andes Mountains?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

South America

41.

On which continent would you find the Sahara Desert?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

South America

42.

On which continent would you find the Great Barrier Reef?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

43.

On which continent would you find the Nile River?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

44.

On which continent would you find Victoria Falls?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

45.

Which continent is Greenland part of?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

46.

What is the world's largest (by volume) and deepest lake?

a)

the Dead Sea

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Baikal

47.

What is the world's largest river by volume of water?

a)

the Amazon

b)

the Mississippi

c)

the Yangtze

d)

the Nile

48.

What is the world's largest lake by surface area?

a)

the Dead Sea

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Baikal