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Landforms and Water Features

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two categories of natural geographic features are...

a)

buildings and streets

b)

landforms and water features

c)

mountains and canyons

d)

bays and oceans

2.

Which of the following is not a geographic landform?

a)

valley

b)

plain

c)

peninsula

d)

tributary

3.

What formed a natural boundary for the original thirteen colonies as the settlers moves west?

a)

The Rockies

b)

The Appalachians

c)

The Desert

d)

The Gulf of Mexico

4.

Most canyons are formed by...

a)

glaciers

b)

volcanoes

c)

rivers

d)

jackhammers

5.

A lowland between mountains and hills is called a

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

valley

d)

national park

6.

A North American landform that is relatively flat with a semi-arid climate and rich soil is...

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Death Valley

c)

Mohave Desert

d)

Great Plains

7.

Broad, flat land that rises 1,500 feet or more above the land and has one or more steep sides is called a

a)

valley

b)

canyon

c)

plateau

d)

plain

8.

The Coastal Plains region lies between what two landforms?

a)

the desert and the mountains

b)

canyons and mountains

c)

the ocean and mountains

d)

the plateau and mountains

9.

Two interesting landforms often found on plateaus are

a)

waterfalls and fall line

b)

river mouth and delta

c)

buttes and mesas

d)

cliffs and tributaries

10.

Land that is completely surrounded by water is called

a)

a peninsula

b)

an island

c)

a continent

d)

a state

11.

What is the largest island on Earth?

a)

Smith Island

b)

Ireland

c)

Manhattan Island

d)

Greenland

12.

What state is made up of islands?

a)

Minnesota

b)

Hawaii

c)

New York

d)

Alaska

13.

The island in the US that is an important center of finance and commerce is

a)

San Francisco

b)

Chicago

c)

New Orleans

d)

Manhattan

14.

What river does the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge Cross?

a)

The James

b)

the York

c)

The Potomac

d)

The Mississippi

15.

What role did the Atlantic Ocean play in American history?

a)

crossed by European explorers

b)

vital water route

c)

important to trade

d)

all of these

16.

A partly enclosed body of water with one or more rivers flowing into it and a connection to the open sea is called a

a)

bay

b)

estuary

c)

river

d)

delta

17.

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest what in the US?

a)

gulf

b)

delta

c)

estuary

d)

river

18.

The largest river system in the US is?

a)

The Mississippi

b)

The Columbia

c)

The Missouri

d)

The Chesapeake

19.

Land made from sand and mud that is deposited by a river is called a

a)

tributary

b)

delta

c)

plain

d)

peninsula

20.

The largest chain of lakes in the world is

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Mountain Lake