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Geography Vocabulary Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Area formed by soil deposits at the mouth of a river

a)

delta

b)

mouth

c)

plateau

d)

basin

2.

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level

a)

delta

b)

basin

c)

plateau

d)

island

3.

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

a)

canyon

b)

archipelago

c)

desert

d)

volcano

4.

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

a)

hill

b)

basin

c)

canyon

d)

strait

5.

a small rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it

a)

mountain

b)

basin

c)

hill

d)

island

6.

a body of water completely surrounded by land

a)

lake

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

bay

7.

land along the sea

a)

coast

b)

desert

c)

plain

d)

source (of a river)

8.

a sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely

a)

coast

b)

harbor

c)

island

d)

plateau

9.

A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

a)

lake

b)

basin

c)

river

d)

strait

10.

land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water

a)

volcano

b)

canyon

c)

hill

d)

island

11.

a large area of flat land with few trees

a)

plain

b)

hill

c)

delta

d)

mountain

12.

land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill

a)

mountain

b)

hill

c)

volcano

d)

island

13.

a deep, narrow valley with steep sides

a)

basin

b)

plateau

c)

canyon

d)

harbor

14.

a large group of islands

a)

archipelago

b)

peninsula

c)

desert

d)

plain

15.

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

canyon

d)

harbor

16.

the place where a river empties into a larger body of water

a)

delta

b)

mouth

c)

source

d)

basin

17.

the place where a river begins

a)

mouth

b)

delta

c)

source

d)

plateau

18.

a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it

a)

basin

b)

canyon

c)

strait

d)

bay

19.

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

a)

island

b)

bay

c)

lake

d)

river

20.

A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which lava, magma and gases are expelled

a)

volcano

b)

desert

c)

island

d)

hill