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W1L1 Physical Features

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the world's largest continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

e)

Europe

2.

What is the name of this continent?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

e)

Europe

3.

What is the name of the continent we live on?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

e)

Africa

4.

What is the name of the second-largest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

e)

Africa

5.

What is the name of this continent at the bottom of the Earth?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

South America

d)

Africa

e)

Asia

6.

What is the name of the smallest continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

7.

What is the name of this continent?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

e)

Antarctica

8.

This physical feature is a land bridge connecting two larger land masses.

a)

Isthmus

b)

Strait

c)

Mountain Range

d)

Plain

9.

This triangle-shaped physical feature is at the end of a river. It is formed by sediment/dirt from the river building up.

a)

Mouth

b)

Delta

c)

River

d)

Volcano

10.

This physical feature is an inlet, and it has a BIG mouth.

a)

Bay

b)

Gulf

c)

Fjord

d)

Sea

11.

This physical feature is surrounded by water on all sides. This is a picture of Madagascar.

a)

Continent

b)

Island

c)

Ocean

d)

Peninsula

12.

This physical feature is surrounded on all sides by land, and it's freshwater.

a)

Lake

b)

River

c)

Sea

d)

Gulf

13.

This physical feature is a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. See how skinny it is?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Strait

c)

Sea

d)

Bay

14.

This physical feature is an inlet, and it has a small opening.

a)

Gulf

b)

Bay

c)

Fjord

d)

Sea

15.

This physical feature is a group of islands. This is a picture of Hawaii.

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Fjord

d)

Archipelago

16.

This picture looks blank, but it's just a HUGE body of saltwater. There are 4 of these on Earth (not 5).

a)

Sea

b)

River

c)

Ocean

d)

Gulf

17.

This physical feature is a whole line of mountains. This picture is of the Himalayas.

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Mountain Range

d)

Plateau

18.

This physical feature is a large body of saltwater, but not as big as an ocean.

a)

Ocean

b)

Gulf

c)

Sea

d)

Bay

19.

This physical feature is surrounded by water on 3 sides. This picture is of Florida.

a)

Island

b)

Peninsula

c)

Plateau

d)

Strait

20.

These physical features are the largest land masses on Earth. There are 7 of them.

a)

Continents

b)

Islands

c)

Deserts

d)

Plateaus

21.

This physical feature is just where the land and water meet. This is where a beach would be.

a)

Strait

b)

Coast

c)

Cliff

d)

Fjord

22.

This physical feature is the start of a river.

a)

Mouth

b)

Source

c)

Tributary

d)

River

23.

This physical feature is a low area between mountains.

a)

Valley

b)

Plateau

c)

Mountain Range

d)

Canyon

24.

This physical feature is tall and has a peak.

a)

Volcano

b)

Hill

c)

Mountain

d)

Plateau

25.

This physical feature is tall, but flat on top.

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill

c)

Volcano

d)

Plateau

26.

This physical feature is large and flat, and doesn't have any trees.

a)

Plain

b)

Desert

c)

Rainforest

d)

Plateau

27.

This physical feature is tall, and can erupt!

a)

Isthmus

b)

Fjord

c)

Mountain

d)

Volcano

28.

This physical feature is a smaller river that flows into a larger river. This picture is all the small rivers that flow into the Mississippi River.

a)

Tributary

b)

Branches

c)

Straits

d)

Rivers

29.

This physical feature is a low area that has steep sides.

a)

Valley

b)

Plateau

c)

Canyon

d)

Desert

30.

This physical feature is an inlet, and it has steep sides and is very deep!

a)

Bay

b)

Fjord

c)

Gulf

d)

River

31.

This physical feature is arid (which means it doesn't get much rainfall and it's dry).

a)

Valley

b)

Plateau

c)

Plain

d)

Desert

32.

This physical feature is created by runoff from rain, so it's freshwater. It always flows downhill to the ocean.

a)

River

b)

Strait

c)

Canyon

d)

Basin