wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Geographic Features/Mapping

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which feature is a natural stream of fresh water that flows through land?

a)

Lake

b)

River

c)

Tributary

d)

Ocean

2.
A narrow strip of land with sea/ocean on both sides, linking between two larger areas of land.
a)
isthmus
b)
strait
c)
bayou
d)
gulf
3.

A large area of flatland covered with grass.

a)

Plain

b)

Basin

c)

Desert

d)

Valley

4.

A ______ is a slowly moving mass of ice.

a)

Glacier

b)

Tundra

c)

Iceberg

d)

Ocean

5.

A _____ is area of rugged [rocky/rough] land over 2,000 feet high

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

plateau

d)

mesa

6.
A _____ is a large flat area at a higher level than the ground, about the size of a mountain.
a)
mesa
b)
mountain
c)
plateau
d)
archipelago
7.
A _____ is a body of land completely surrounded by water.
a)
island
b)
sea
c)
ocean
d)
channel
8.

A __ is an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean

a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

peninsula

d)

cape

9.
A ____ is a deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream running through it.
a)
coast 
b)
cape
c)
canyon
d)
archipelago
10.
A____ is an area where the ocean/sea meets land.
a)
beach
b)
sea
c)
ocean
d)
coast
11.

A low area of land surrounded by mountains and/or hills is called a ________.

a)

arroyo

b)

valley

c)

river

d)

channel

12.

Which of the following best describes a plateau?

a)

A large, flat elevated area of land

b)

A flat area of land

c)

A land with a peak that is 2,000 feet high

d)

A large body of water

13.

Which of the following is the definition of a gulf?

a)

Natural flow of water between hills

b)

A large body of water

c)

Large part of the ocean that extends into land

d)

An area of slow moving ice

14.

What is the definition of geography?

a)

The study of people's lives at home

b)

The scientific method of calculation

c)

The environment of space

d)

The study of places and the relationship the people have with that land.

15.
An ______ is one of the 5 largest bodies of salt water on earth.
a)
sea
b)
river
c)
ocean 
d)
lake
16.

Latitude

a)

The imagery line that measures distances East and West of the Prime Meridian.

b)

The imagery line that measures distances North and South of the Equator.

17.

Longitude

a)

The imagery line that measures distances North and South of the Equator.

b)

The imagery line that measures distances East and West of the Prime Meridian.

18.

Physical map

a)

A map that shows the countries and cities

b)

A map that shows the features of land such as mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers

c)

A map that divides hemispheres

19.

Political Map

a)

A map the divides all of earths features

b)

A map that doesn't show the oceans

c)

A map that shows features of the world such as: mountains, rivers, and valleys.

d)

A map that shows the boundaries, cities, and countries.

20.

What is this symbol?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

map

21.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north

22.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

23.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

northeast

b)

southwest

c)

north

d)

south

24.

What cardinal direction goes in the yellow box?

a)

west

b)

east

c)

southeast

d)

northwest

25.

What are the four cardinal directions?

a)

North, South, Windy, Sunny

b)

Never Eat Slimy Worms

c)

North, South, East, West

d)

South Never Eat West

26.

What does the red line in the picture show?

a)

states

b)

Equator

c)

continents

d)

countries

27.

What is this?

a)

A beautiful picture

b)

A map key

c)

Fire, trees, dots, hills

28.

What is the name of the map feature that is circled in blue?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

ocean

d)

title

29.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

to show the distance between places

b)

to show where the next lake is

c)

to tell you what the symbols on a map mean

d)

to help you find south