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landforms vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large steep area of land which usually rises more than 1,000 feet

a)

Lowlands

b)

Isthmus

c)

Mountain

d)

Hill

2.

large body of year-round ice and snow that moves slowly across the land

a)

Basin

b)

Glacier

c)

Lake

d)

River

3.

a mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock, or gas erupt

a)

Glacier

b)

Mesa

c)

Canyon

d)

Volcano

4.

any inlet of an ocean, sea or lake that extends into the land

a)

Basin

b)

Bay

c)

Cave

d)

Peninsula

5.

What is a low area of land between hills and mountains.

a)

mountain

b)

valley

c)

island

d)

canyon

6.
What land form is land completely surrounded by water?
a)
plain
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
island
7.
An area of water that is surrounded by land on all sides.
a)
River
b)
Lake
c)
Plain
d)
Peninsula
8.

A large stream of water flowing through land into a lake, ocean, or other bodies of water.

a)

River

b)

Valley

c)

Plain

d)

Lake

9.

A body of salt water that covers almost 3/4 of Earth's surface.

a)

Lake

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Ocean

10.
Land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 
a)
Peninsula
b)
Ocean
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
11.
I am a/an
a)
Peninsula
b)
Plain
c)
Valley
d)
Island
12.

A smaller round, raised part of land.

a)

Mountain

b)

Hill

c)

Valley

d)

Cliff

13.

Large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.

a)

Plateau

b)

Valley

c)

Hill

d)

isthmus

14.

A place where water from a river drops from a height; usually over a cliff.

a)

butte

b)

river

c)

drinking fountain

d)

waterfall

15.

A dry region, usually sandy and without trees

a)

island

b)

ocean

c)

plateau

d)

desert

16.

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

a)

peninsula

b)

glacier

c)

isthmus

d)

plain

17.

A low wetland where grass and trees grow

a)

cliff

b)

coast

c)

swamp

d)

waterfall

18.

a natural depression in the earth's surface, usually holding water

a)

Basin

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Beach

19.

flat-topped, elevated landform

a)

Isthmus

b)

Mesa

c)

Plateau

d)

Valley

20.

sandy, pebbly, or rocky shore of a body of water

a)

waterfall

b)

mountain

c)

hill

d)

beach

21.

a deep hollowed-out area, often found in the side of a cliff or hill

a)

cave

b)

mountain

c)

plateau

d)

canyon

22.

an area of land that is lower than the land around it

a)

plateau

b)

valley

c)

desert

d)

lowlands

23.

a deep, narrow valley, usually with steep sides and a river flowing through it

a)

cape

b)

canyon

c)

cave

d)

river

24.

a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

a)

cape

b)

canyon

c)

cave

d)

river