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Geographic landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which feature is a land mass surrounded by water but smaller than a continent?
a)
Island
b)
peninsula
c)
Gulf
d)
Lake
2.
These are elevated areas that are smaller than mountains. 
a)
Valleys
b)
Plateaus
c)
Moutains
d)
Hills
3.
What are bodies of water surrounded by land?
a)
Oceans
b)
Rivers
c)
Lakes
d)
Deltas
4.

A lowland between mountains and hills is called a

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

valley

d)

national park

5.

A land that is completely surrounded by water is called __________

a)

a peninsula

b)

an island

c)

a continent

d)

a state

6.

A chain of islands is called _____________.

a)

Atoll

b)

Mesa

c)

Archipelago

d)

Canyon

7.

A narrow strip of land connecting 2 large land masses with water on both sides.

a)

Isthmus

b)

Channel

c)

Estuary

d)

Cave

8.

___________ is an imaginary line that divides the earth into two.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

9.

The longest river in the world is ___________.

a)

Rio Grande

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

River Nile

d)

Missouri River

10.

What are Plains?

a)

have steep sides and rise at least 2,000 feet above sea level

b)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

c)

the low area between ranges of mountains or hills

d)

an extension of land jutting out into the water that is smaller or thinner than a peninsula

11.

What is a peninsula?

a)

an area of land that is partially surrounded by water

b)

land that is completely surrounded by water

c)

a body of fresh water surrounded by land

d)

a row of connected mountains

12.

What is a Sea?

a)

a body of saltwater that is smaller than an ocean

b)

the low area between ranges of mountains or hills

c)

an extension of land jutting out into the water that is smaller or thinner than a peninsula

d)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

13.

What is a Delta?

a)

masses of land, such as continents, islands, and peninsulas

b)

soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river

c)

land that is mostly flat with few trees

d)

sometimes part of a sea or an ocean that cuts into a mass of land

14.

A large landform that stretches above surrounding land usually in a peak.

a)

Lake

b)

Plain

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

15.

A large body of fresh water that flows into other bodies of water.

a)

River

b)

Valley

c)

Plain

d)

Lake

16.

A low area between two hills. It often has a river running through it.

a)

Ocean

b)

Valley

c)

River

d)

Island

17.

A body of salt water that covers almost 71% of Earth's surface.

a)

Lake

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Ocean

18.

What is a glacier?

a)

Ice in the air

b)

Ice in motion

c)

Ice in the sea

d)

Ice in water

19.

__________ is a flat table land.

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill

c)

Valley

d)

Plateau

20.

_____________ is the tallest mountain in the world.

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Kilauea

d)

Mount Hebron