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Landforms

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A large landform that stretches above surrounding land usually in a peak.
a)
Lake
b)
Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
2.
An area of water that is surrounded by land on all sides.
a)
River
b)
Lake
c)
Plain
d)
Peninsula
3.
A large body of fresh water that flows into other bodies of water. 
a)
River
b)
Valley
c)
Plain
d)
Lake
4.
A low area between two hills. It often has a river running through it. 
a)
Ocean
b)
Valley
c)
River
d)
Island
5.
A body of salt water that covers almost 71% of Earth's surface. 
a)
Lake
b)
Valley
c)
Mountain
d)
Ocean
6.
Land that is completely surrounded by water. 
a)
Island
b)
Plain
c)
River
d)
Valley
7.
Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 
a)
Peninsula
b)
Ocean
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
8.
I am a/an
a)
Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
Peninsula
d)
Island
9.
I am a/an
a)
Lake
b)
Ocean
c)
Island
d)
Valley
10.
I am a/an 
a)
Plain
b)
Island
c)
Valley
d)
River
11.
I am a/an
a)
Peninsula
b)
Plain
c)
Valley
d)
Island
12.

Large group or chain of islands

a)

archipelago

b)

atoll

c)

fjord

d)

key

13.
Ring-shaped coral reef Island surrounded by a small bay or lagoon
a)
mesa
b)
continental shelf
c)
atoll
d)
piedmont
14.
Long, narrow steep-sided inlet from the sea. Formed by a glacier
a)
plateau
b)
delta
c)
fjord
d)
butte
15.
Narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land
a)
isthmus
b)
mesa
c)
plateau
d)
moraine
16.
Large level, or nearly level area of land at high elevation
a)
delta
b)
butte
c)
mesa
d)
plateau
17.
Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited silt. Fan or triangle shaped
a)
gap
b)
key
c)
continental divide
d)
delta
18.

What is this landform?

a)

delta

b)

canyon

c)

valley

d)

sand dune

19.

Hills formed by wind blowing, moving and depositing sand.

a)

Valley

b)

Dune

c)

Delta

d)

Canyon

20.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
plain
21.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
canyon
22.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
plain
d)
mountain
23.
What land form is this?
a)
island
b)
valley
c)
plain
d)
mountain
24.
What land form is this?
a)
valley
b)
plain
c)
volcano
d)
mountain
25.
Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 
a)
Peninsula
b)
Ocean
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
26.

Land formation that is flat on top with steep walls. Usually in a dry area

a)

Hill

b)

Plateau

c)

Basin

27.
a)
A. Desert
b)
B. Lake
c)
C. Plains
d)
D. River
28.
Name this body of water
a)
peninsula
b)
ocean
c)
hill
d)
volcano
29.
Name this landform
a)
volcano
b)
hill
c)
river
d)
island
30.

What are the natural shapes that make up the Earth's surface called?

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanoes

c)

landforms

d)

erosion

31.

A piece of flat land with rich soil is called

a)

hillside

b)

valley

c)

plain

32.

A mountain is a small naturally raised area of land with low peaks

a)

True

b)

False

33.

A peninsula is a landmass surrounded by water on all sides.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

A valley is a low place between mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A river is a large stream of flowing water.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

A large body of salt water is called

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

pond

37.

A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.

a)

Delta

b)

Canyon

c)

U-Shaped Valley

d)

Sand Dunes

38.
An opening in the earth through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out is a...
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
geyser
d)
bay
39.
A large stream of water that flows across land is a ...
a)
sea
b)
ocean
c)
river
d)
lake
40.
A chain or cluster of small islands is a ...
a)
foothill
b)
archipelago
c)
island
d)
coast
41.
A high, wide area of land with steep sides is a ...
a)
inlet
b)
plateau
c)
canyon
d)
plain
42.
A body of water with land on all sides is a ...
a)
ocean
b)
lake
c)
bay
d)
gulf
43.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, glacier.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

c)

a large, thick body of slow moving ice

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

44.

Define island.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

45.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, isthmus.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

c)

a large, thick body of slow moving ice

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

46.

Define peninsula.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

47.

What is a plateau?

a)

an area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

b)

an area of land drained by a given river and its branches

c)

land usually level, at low elevation

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

48.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, plain.

a)

an area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

b)

an area of land drained by a given river and its branches

c)

land usually level, at low elevation

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

49.

Define strait.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

50.
What is this landform?
a)
lake
b)
peninsula
c)
hills
d)
mountain
51.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
plateau
d)
valley
52.

Which landform is flat?

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

glacier

d)

island

53.

What is a landform?

a)

anything on Earth

b)

a natural feature of the surface of Earth

c)

a source of water on Earth

d)

a man-made feature on Earth's surface

54.
This fjord is a result of
a)
weathering and erosion by glaciers
b)
deposition by wind
c)
water erosion
d)
deposition of minerals
55.

The country of the Philippines is basically one large

a)

plateau

b)

atoll

c)

archipelago

d)

bay

56.

The picture shows a _______.

a)

isthmus

b)

escarpment

c)

basin

d)

strait

57.

A narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land is called a (n)

a)

isthmus

b)

bay

c)

strait

d)

tundra

58.
What is this landform?
a)
lake
b)
peninsula
c)
hills
d)
mountain
59.

A plateau is different from a plain in that its elevation is:

a)

lower than surrounding region

b)

the same as surrounding region

c)

beneath surrounding region

d)

higher than surrounding region

60.

Physical features on Earth's surface are referred to as :

a)

clouds

b)

atoms

c)

territories

d)

landforms

61.

A plain has the following general characteristics:

a)

large, wide, and flat

b)

steep sides and narrow top

c)

large, wide, and hilly

d)

gradual sloping sides and narrow top

62.

Large areas of salt water covering Earth's surface are called:

a)

ponds

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

oceans

63.
a)
Valley
b)
Plateau 
c)
Volcano
64.

What landform is this?

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

penninsula

d)

hill

65.

Which landform is this?

a)

Gulf

b)

Bay

c)

Penninsula

d)

plateau

66.
An Atoll is
a)
Money paid to use a freeway
b)
Money paid to cross a bridge
c)
A long reef
d)
A circular reef
67.
Indonesia could be described as an
a)
Isthmus 
b)
Atoll
c)
Archipelago
d)
Island
68.
A lagoon is generally found
a)
Inland
b)
Near the beach
c)
In rainforests
d)
In the desert
69.
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
a)
sea
b)
bay
c)
gulf
d)
isthmus
70.

a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

a)

glacier

b)

colcanoes

c)

canyons

d)

valleys

71.

What is a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger areas of land?

a)

Strait

b)

Bay

c)

Peninsula

d)

Isthmus

72.

What is a narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water called?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Bay

c)

Channel

d)

Strait

73.

What is land with water on 3 sides called?

a)

Bay

b)

Peninsula

c)

Delta

d)

Island

74.

the land

a)

swamp

b)

isthmus

c)

sea

d)

gulf

75.

This is a ________ ?

a)

mountain

b)

waterfall

c)

ocean

d)

lagoon

76.

This is a ________ ?

a)

delta

b)

fjord

c)

geyser

d)

volcano

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