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WorksheetsLandforms and Water Features
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The two categories of natural geographic features are...
buildings and streets
landforms and water features
mountains and canyons
bays and oceans
Which of the following is not a geographic landform?
valley
plain
peninsula
tributary
What formed a natural boundary for the original thirteen colonies as the settlers moves west?
The Rockies
The Appalachians
The Desert
The Gulf of Mexico
Most canyons are formed by...
glaciers
volcanoes
rivers
jackhammers
A lowland between mountains and hills is called a
plateau
plain
valley
national park
A North American landform that is relatively flat with a semi-arid climate and rich soil is...
Grand Canyon
Death Valley
Mohave Desert
Great Plains
Broad, flat land that rises 1,500 feet or more above the land and has one or more steep sides is called a
valley
canyon
plateau
plain
The Coastal Plains region lies between what two landforms?
the desert and the mountains
canyons and mountains
the ocean and mountains
the plateau and mountains
Two interesting landforms often found on plateaus are
waterfalls and fall line
river mouth and delta
buttes and mesas
cliffs and tributaries
Land that is completely surrounded by water is called
a peninsula
an island
a continent
a state
What is the largest island on Earth?
Smith Island
Ireland
Manhattan Island
Greenland
What state is made up of islands?
Minnesota
Hawaii
New York
Alaska
The island in the US that is an important center of finance and commerce is
San Francisco
Chicago
New Orleans
Manhattan
What river does the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge Cross?
The James
the York
The Potomac
The Mississippi
What role did the Atlantic Ocean play in American history?
crossed by European explorers
vital water route
important to trade
all of these
A partly enclosed body of water with one or more rivers flowing into it and a connection to the open sea is called a
bay
estuary
river
delta
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest what in the US?
gulf
delta
estuary
river
The largest river system in the US is?
The Mississippi
The Columbia
The Missouri
The Chesapeake
Land made from sand and mud that is deposited by a river is called a
tributary
delta
plain
peninsula
The largest chain of lakes in the world is
Great Lakes
Great Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Mountain Lake
