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SMS Landforms Unit

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large group of islands

a)

climate

b)

tributary

c)

archipelago

2.

Water partially enclosed by land with an outlet to the sea; smaller than a gulf

a)

bay

b)

glacier

c)

fjord

3.

A hill that rises abruptly with sloping sides and flat top; often called a mitten

a)

plateau

b)

cape

c)

butte

4.

Man-made waterway used for irrigation or travel.

a)

reef

b)

ocean

c)

canal

5.

A deep valley with steep sides

a)

canyon

b)

valley

c)

island

6.

A point of land extending out form the coast into the sea.

a)

delta

b)

cape

c)

gulf

7.

One of the seven large landmasses

a)

state

b)

mass

c)

continent

8.

An area of barren land with roughly eroded ridges and peaks.

a)

badlands

b)

glacier

c)

desert

9.

Triangular section of land built up a river's mouth.

a)

bay

b)

delta

c)

canal

10.

A very dry place with little rain or vegetation.

a)

desert

b)

island

c)

rapids

11.

A body of slow moving ice

a)

iceberg

b)

atoll

c)

glacier

12.

An area of a sea/ocean partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay

a)

gulf

b)

bay

c)

plateau

13.

A ring-shaped coral island on the rim of an underwater volcano

a)

delta

b)

atoll

c)

swamp

14.

Land completely surrounded by water

a)

peninsula

b)

island

c)

valley

15.

Flat or gently rolling land

a)

plain

b)

desert

c)

reef

16.

A flat-topped, elevated landform

a)

swamp

b)

mesa

c)

rapids

17.

An underground hollow with an opening in the side of a hill or cliff

a)

geyser

b)

canyon

c)

cave

18.

A high, level area that is raised above the surrounding area with at least one steep side

a)

plateau

b)

butte

c)

swamp

19.

Windblown sands that have formed hills in deserts or beaches

a)

desert

b)

fjord

c)

dune

20.

Sandy, pebbly, or rocky shore of a body of water

a)

cape

b)

bay

c)

beach

21.

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses, and separates two bodies of water

a)

continent

b)

cape

c)

isthmus

22.

The deeper part of a river or a harbor

a)

channel

b)

lagoon

c)

island

23.

Lowland saturated by water with trees and shrubs

a)

island

b)

swamp

c)

valley

24.

A low area between mountains with a river or stream

a)

valley

b)

plateau

c)

butte

25.

High, steep or overhanging rock face

a)

mesa

b)

cliff

c)

butte

26.

A large continuous body of water

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

sea

27.

A large area of dense growth of trees and plants

a)

jungle

b)

prairie

c)

forest

28.

A shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll

a)

bay

b)

lake

c)

lagoon

29.

A natural hot spring that emits a column of water and steam into the air

a)

volcano

b)

geyser

c)

swamp

30.

Densely overgrown land with tropical vegetation

a)

jungle

b)

forest

c)

valley

31.

Land that rises with steep slopes and a peak or summit

a)

hill

b)

mesa

c)

mountain

32.

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

valley

33.

A part of land that rises noticeably above the rest of the land

a)

mountain

b)

mesa

c)

hill

34.

A long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater

a)

fjord

b)

bay

c)

sea

35.

Large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers

a)

fjord

b)

iceberg

c)

isthmus

36.

Body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel

a)

ocean

b)

sound

c)

lake

37.

Vast treeless plains with permafrost and small, low plants

a)

valley

b)

waterfall

c)

tundra

38.

An inland grassland area

a)

prairie

b)

marsh

c)

plateau

39.

A steep descent of water from a height

a)

waterfall

b)

river

c)

lake

40.

Mountains formed from lava

a)

mesa

b)

butte

c)

volcano

41.

A stream of water of considerable volume

a)

river

b)

waterfall

c)

lake

42.

Body of salt water surrounded almost entirely

a)

ocean

b)

sea

c)

bay

43.

A body of water completely surrounded by land

a)

sea

b)

lake

c)

river

44.

An area of low-lying wet land with grasses

a)

marsh

b)

swamp

c)

archipelago