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Landforms

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Date
1.

What is a basin?

a)

a sizable inland body of water

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

2.

Choose the correct definition of bay.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

3.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, cape.

a)

a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

b)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

c)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

d)

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

4.

Define delta.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

c)

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

d)

a flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

5.

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

6.

Choose the correct definition of gulf.

a)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, larger and deeper than a bay

b)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

7.

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

8.

Choose the correct definition of lake.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

9.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

10.

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

11.

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

12.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, sea.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

13.

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

14.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, valley.

a)

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

b)

an area of low land usually between hills or mountains

c)

land usually level, at low elevation

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

15.

What is a volcano?

a)

a mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

a large land mass that rises above the ocean

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

16.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, continent.

a)

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

b)

a mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth

c)

a large land mass that rises above the ocean

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

17.
This rock arch is a result of
a)
deposition of minerals
b)
wind erosion
c)
water erosion
d)
ice wedging
18.
This beach is a result of
a)
glaciers
b)
water
c)
wind
19.
This cave formation is a result of
a)
wind erosion
b)
deposition of minerals
c)
ice
20.
This delta is a result of
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
21.
This canyon is a result of
a)
water erosion
b)
glaciers
c)
wind
22.
Sea Arches are a result of
a)
wind weathering
b)
water erosion
c)
deposition of sediment