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Landforms and Bodies of Water

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

A peninsula is

a)

a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas

b)

an area of land that is surrounded by water

c)

a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area

d)

an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar

2.

A plateau is

a)

a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it

b)

a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain

c)

an area where a river flows into the sea

d)

a large area of flat land without trees

3.

An estuary is

a)

an area of water that is surrounded by land and that is smaller than a lake

b)

a large inland body of standing water

c)

a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek

d)

an area where a river flows into the sea

4.

A lagoon is

a)

the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface

b)

an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar

c)

a large inland body of standing water

d)

a natural flow of water that is smaller than a river

5.

An isthmus is

a)

a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area

b)

a part of a large body of water extending into the land

c)

a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas

d)

an area of low land between hills or mountains

6.

A valley is

a)

an area of low land between hills or mountains

b)

a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it

c)

an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

d)

a reef composed of a large colony of corals including the stony skeletons of both living and dead corals

7.

A bay is

a)

a raised area of land higher than a hill

b)

a broad flat area of high land

c)

a place where the coast curves around the ocean

d)

an area of low land between hills or mountains

8.

A canyon is

a)

a deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it

b)

a dry land with few plants and little rainfall

c)

a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas

d)

an area where a river flows into the sea

9.

A volcano is

a)

an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

b)

melted rock from a volcano

c)

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)

d)

a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain

10.

A continent is

a)

an area of land that is surrounded by water

b)

one of the great divisions of land (such as North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) of the Earth

c)

a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that is found in the southwestern U.S

d)

a group of islands