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Physical Geography: Landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Flat, open grasslands

a)

mesa

b)

plains

c)

estuary

d)

tundra

2.

an area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land and is usually very large

a)

mesa

b)

plains

c)

plateau

d)

butte

3.

deep valley with steep sides

a)

mesa

b)

plateau

c)

canyon

d)

peninsula

4.

a land mass higher than a hill, taller than 900 feet in altitude, usually formed by plate movement, projects well about its surrounding

a)

mesa

b)

mountain

c)

hill

d)

valley

5.

a raised landmass, a mound less than 900 feet tall

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

mesa

d)

butte

6.

A vent in the earth’s crust through which lava, ashes, and gases are expelled

a)

crevasse

b)

volcano

c)

cenote

d)

canyon

7.

deposits of soil and rock at the mouth of a river

a)

alluvial fan

b)

volcano

c)

creek

d)

canal

8.

boundary between ocean and landforms

a)

coast

b)

cliff

c)

mountain

d)

river

9.

arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation

a)

dessert

b)

desert

c)

deseret

d)

deserted

10.

watery land located at the mouth of a river

a)

delta

b)

alluvial fan

c)

mountain

d)

ocean

11.

This is a photo of the mouth of the Nile River in Egypt. The green feature is an example of

a)

an alluvial fan.

b)

a river flooding its banks.

c)

an ancient river.

12.

a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

a)

strait

b)

isthmus

c)

delta

d)

mountain

13.

large flowing natural body of water

a)

ditch

b)

canal

c)

river

d)

lake

14.

a body of land completely surrounded by water

a)

mountain

b)

hill

c)

island

d)

mesa

15.

land that is surrounded by water on three sides

a)

peninsula

b)

strait

c)

lake

d)

bay

16.

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses

a)

isthmus

b)

mesa

c)

bridge

d)

island

17.

ocean that is partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

bay

d)

gulf

18.

place where a river meets an ocean

a)

preserve

b)

estuary

c)

delta

19.

a body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf.

a)

mesa

b)

river

c)

lake

d)

bay

20.

place where the land divides the drainage of water from the highest summit of mountains

a)

mesa

b)

continental divide

c)

river