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Geographic Terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Either a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it

a)

Archipelago

b)

Delta

c)

Island

d)

Isthmus

2.

Triangular-shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers

a)

Archipelago

b)

Delta

c)

Island

d)

Bay

3.

A body of land surrounded by water

a)

Isthmus

b)

Peninsula

c)

Cape

d)

Island

4.

Ocean streams that are propelled by prevailing winds and earth rotation

a)

Reef

b)

Lagoon

c)

Ocean Currents

d)

Glacier

5.

A circular coral or sand island that encloses a lagoon

a)

Atoll

b)

Cape

c)

Lagoon

d)

Reef

6.

A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula.

a)

Peninsula

b)

Cape

c)

Lagoon

d)

Isthmus

7.

A small body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand or coral reefs

a)

Atoll

b)

Glaicer

c)

Fjord

d)

Lagoon

8.

A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck

a)

Peninsula

b)

Reef

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Fjord

9.

A narrow, low ridge of rock, or more commonly of coral, that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast

a)

Fjord

b)

Gulf

c)

Strait

d)

Reef

10.

A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects two larger land masses

a)

Isthmus

b)

Delta

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Mesa

11.

A body of water that penetrates a coastline. It is generally wider in the middle.

a)

Estuary

b)

Strait

c)

Headwaters

d)

Bay

12.

An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river

a)

Estuary

b)

Gulf

c)

Strait

d)

Headwaters

13.

Upper river springs, streams, and tributaries

a)

Gulf

b)

Fjord

c)

Plateau

d)

Headwaters

14.

A part of an ocean or sea that is partially enclosed by a curving coastline

a)

Gulf

b)

Strait

c)

Headwaters

d)

Canyon

15.

A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water

a)

Estuary

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Strait

d)

Archipelago

16.

A deep, narrow depression in the earth's surface, often having a river running through it

a)

Mesa

b)

Canyon

c)

Fjord

d)

Plateau

17.

A narrow, winding ocean inlet the penetrates a coastal mountain range.

a)

Glacier

b)

Mesa

c)

Fjord

d)

Cape

18.

A tall, flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides

a)

Mesa

b)

Fjord

c)

Isthmus

d)

Glacier

19.

A broad expanse of generally high and flat land

a)

Canyon

b)

Plateau

c)

Continental Divide

d)

Atoll

20.

A river of ice, moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass

a)

Gulf

b)

Fjord

c)

Estuary

d)

Glacier