WorksheetsLandforms Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a delta?
A low area of land between hills or mountains
a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water
where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, lake or another river
What is a valley?
where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, lake, or sea
a low area of land between hills or mountains
a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water
What is a peninsula?
a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water
a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
What is a plateau?
a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, or lake
flat lands that have only small changes in elevation
What is an Island?
a low area of land between hills or mountains
a narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses
a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides
What is an Isthmus?
a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
a narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses
a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water
What are plains?
where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean
a piece of land that is bordered on three sides by water
flat lands that have only small changes in elevation
What are mountains?
flat lands that have only small changes in elevation
large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain generally steeper than a hill
What is a lake?
a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea, or lake
a large, flowing body of water than usually empties into a sea or ocean
What is a river?
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean
where the mouth of a river flows into an ocean, sea or lake
a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
