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Landforms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wide, relatively flat area of land, predominantly made of grasses with very few trees?

a)

front yard

b)

prairie

c)

valley

d)

mountain

2.

What is a high land formation with a flat area on top and steep cliff-like sides? It is larger than a butte.

a)

mesa

b)

valley

c)

river

d)

ocean

3.

What is an opening in the earth's surface through which molten rock called lava, ashes, and hot gases from the earth's interior spew out when it erupts called?

a)

black hole

b)

volcano

c)

pond

d)

backyard

4.

What is a wide nearly level stretch of land that have no major changes in elevation called?

a)

ocean

b)

land

c)

plain

d)

sleepy

5.

What is a deep narrow valley with steep sides called? It often has a river flowing through it.

a)

highway

b)

street

c)

canyon

d)

isthmus

6.

What is a tall natural place on earth that rises steeply at least 2000 feet above sea level?

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

island

d)

valley

7.

What is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water with the exception of an isthmus that connects it to the mainland called?

a)

peninsula

b)

plain

c)

mountain

d)

lake

8.

What is a low area of land between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands called?

a)

valley

b)

mountain

c)

butte

d)

peninsula

9.

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land called? It has water along the length of its two sides.

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

isthmus

d)

swimming pool

10.

What is name of this class with Ms. Simpson?

a)

US History

b)

Science

c)

World History