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major water bodies

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which land form can be described as a large area of flat land?

a)

Valley

b)

Plain

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

2.

Which land form can be described as an area of land that is completely surrounded by water?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Peninsula

c)

Island

d)

Volcano

3.

Which land form can be described as a strip of land that sticks out into a body of water and is mostly surrounded by water?

a)

Hill

b)

Valley

c)

Plain

d)

Peninsula

4.
Which body of water is represented by letter K?
a)
Columbia River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Rio Grande River
5.
Which body of water is represented by letter E?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Missouri River
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
6.
Which body of water is represented by letter C?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Missouri River
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Atlantic Ocean
7.
Which body of water is represented by letter F?
a)
Ohio River
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Missouri River
8.
Which body of water is represented by letter A?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Colorado River
9.
Which body of water is represented by letter G?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
10.

Which body of water was explored by Lewis and Clark?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Columbia River

d)

St. Lawrence River

11.

Which body of water served as the gateway to the west?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

The Great Lakes

d)

Ohio River

12.

Which body of water forms the border with Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

Which body of water was an early exploration destination.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

14.

Because of these bodies of water, inland port cities grew in the midwest.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Great Lakes

15.

These two rivers were used to transport farm and industrial products. They were links to United States ports and other parts of the world.

a)

Columbia and Colorado Rivers

b)

Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

c)

Ohio and St. Lawrence Rivers

d)

Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

16.

Which body of water was explored by the Spanish.

a)

Columbia

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Colorado River

17.

This body of water served as the highway for explorers, early settlers, and later immigrants.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Pacific Ocean

18.

This body of water forms part of the northeastern border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Ohio River

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

St. Lawrence River

19.

A narrow stretch of water that joins two large water bodies and separates two landmasses is called_____

a)

Bay

b)

Gulf

c)

Strait

d)

Lagoon

20.

Which of the following oceans is between Africa and Australia?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

South Atlantic Ocean

d)

South Pacific Ocean

21.

The oceans cover______of the surface of the Earth.

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

71%

d)

80%

22.

A shallow body of water protected from a larger body of water (usually ocean) by sandbars, barrier islands or coral reef is called-

a)

Strait

b)

Gulf

c)

Lagoon

d)

Bay

23.

Where is Lake Baikal located?

a)

Siberia in Russia

b)

Odisha in India

c)

Canada, USA

d)

Uganda, Tanzania

24.

The North Pole lies in the middle of which ocean?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

25.

The highest navigable lake in the world is_______

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Lake Baikal

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Lake Victoria

26.

The Congo River drains into the ______ Ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

27.

Which land form can be described as a large area of flat land?

a)

Valley

b)

Plain

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

28.
Which land form can be described as an area of land that is completely surrounded by water?
a)
Isthmus
b)
Peninsula
c)
Island
d)
Volcano
29.

What water body is letter A?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocian

30.

What water body is B?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

31.

What water body is C?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

32.

What water body is E?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

33.

Which water body is F?

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

34.

What is the water body H?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

Strait of Magellan

35.

What is the water body J?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

Strait of Magellan

36.

What is the water body Z?

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

Strait of Magellan

37.

is a wetland with trees and bushes

a)

swamp

b)

marsh

c)

Ethan

d)

tomatoe

38.
vast body of salt water, almost covers 3/4 of earth 
a)
river 
b)
ocean 
c)
lake 
d)
gulf 
39.
natural streams that flow to the sea or ocean 
a)
river 
b)
lake 
c)
 ocean 
d)
gulf 
40.
body of water surrounded by land 
a)
lake 
b)
river 
c)
ocean
d)
coast 
41.

Biggest body of water on Earth

a)

Sea

b)

Ocean

c)

Stream

d)

River

42.
A body of water is surrounded by land ;  it is home to fresh water fish
a)
Lake
b)
Stream
c)
River
d)
ocean
43.
Water from the river is salty
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
44.
Which of the following bodies of water is salty
a)
lake
b)
ocean
c)
stream
d)
river
45.

A place where water flows over a cliff

a)

Waterfall

b)

Pond

c)

Canyon

d)

Strait

46.

A thin waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or ocean.

a)

Bay

b)

Pond

c)

River

d)

Lake

47.

An area of water that is mostly surrounded by land

a)

lake

b)

bay

c)

river

d)

wetland

48.

An area of wet, soggy land with many pools of water. Similar to a marsh.

a)

Waterfall

b)

Wetland

c)

River

d)

Lake

49.

A major body of water that covers large parts of the earth.

a)

Lake

b)

Pond

c)

Bay

d)

Ocean

50.
a large body of fresh water surrounded by land on all sides
a)
pond
b)
ocean
c)
lake
d)
river
51.
a large flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean
a)
sea
b)
ocean
c)
river
d)
lake
52.
water that is not salty
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water

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