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WorksheetsLandforms and Bodies of Water
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
A peninsula is
a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas
an area of land that is surrounded by water
a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area
an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar
A plateau is
a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain
an area where a river flows into the sea
a large area of flat land without trees
An estuary is
an area of water that is surrounded by land and that is smaller than a lake
a large inland body of standing water
a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek
an area where a river flows into the sea
A lagoon is
the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface
an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar
a large inland body of standing water
a natural flow of water that is smaller than a river
An isthmus is
a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area
a part of a large body of water extending into the land
a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas
an area of low land between hills or mountains
A valley is
an area of low land between hills or mountains
a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill
a reef composed of a large colony of corals including the stony skeletons of both living and dead corals
A bay is
a raised area of land higher than a hill
a broad flat area of high land
a place where the coast curves around the ocean
an area of low land between hills or mountains
A canyon is
a deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it
a dry land with few plants and little rainfall
a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas
an area where a river flows into the sea
A volcano is
an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill
melted rock from a volcano
a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)
a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain
A continent is
an area of land that is surrounded by water
one of the great divisions of land (such as North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) of the Earth
a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that is found in the southwestern U.S
a group of islands
