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Physical Features Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which land form is a long, natural stream of fresh water that flows into another body of water?

a)

ocean

b)

bay

c)

river

d)

sea

2.

What is an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top?

a)

canyon

b)

butte

c)

mountain

d)

glacier

3.

What is a natural depression of the Earth's surface, usually containing water?

a)

bay

b)

mesa

c)

butte

d)

basin

4.

What are the largest bodies of salt water on Earth called?

a)

river

b)

bay

c)

ocean

d)

glacier

5.

What is a slow moving mass of ice that is formed by accumulation and compaction of mountains, near the poles?

a)

strait

b)

glacier

c)

mesa

d)

isthmus

6.

What is a passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

a)

coast

b)

strait

c)

mesa

d)

isthmus

7.

What is a group of islands known as?

a)

reef

b)

archaeologist

c)

isthmus

d)

archipelago

8.

What is the beginning of a river?

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

mouth

d)

source

9.

What is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river known as?

a)

tributary

b)

delta

c)

bay

d)

strait

10.

What do we call land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides?

a)

gulf

b)

isthmus

c)

island

d)

peninsula

11.

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land?

a)

peninsula

b)

strait

c)

island

d)

isthmus

12.

Wetlands that form when rivers empty their water and sediment at the mouth of another body of water...

a)

delta

b)

strait

c)

gulf

d)

coast

13.

A very small island that has little to no vegetation and cannot support human life...

a)

butte

b)

iceberg

c)

archipelago

d)

islet

14.

A large body of water surrounded by land; usually fresh water...

a)

peninsula

b)

island

c)

lake

d)

delta

15.

Land surrounded by water on all sides.

a)

gulf

b)

islet

c)

island

d)

lake

16.

Large flat area of land with few trees.

a)

plain

b)

tributary

c)

archipelago

d)

strait

17.

Body of salt water that is an inlet from an ocean; partially enclosed by coastline?

a)

lake

b)

isthmus

c)

gulf

d)

ocean