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Physical Features

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This physical feature is a large ocean basin that is surrounded by North America, Mexico, and Cuba

a)

lake

b)

marsh

c)

bayou

d)

Gulf of Mexico

2.

High ground along a river that is built up from the soil from that river flooding

a)

Mississippi River delta

b)

natural levee

c)

barrier islands

d)

prairie

3.

Wet, treeless, flat areas covered with water and grasses that can be found along the coast

a)

barrier islands

b)

swamp

c)

marsh

d)

lake

4.

A slow moving waterway that ranges from short and shallow to long and navigable.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

bayou

c)

swamp

d)

lake

5.

A body of water that is surrounded by land.

a)

lake

b)

river valley

c)

marsh

d)

swamp

6.

This physical feature consists of soil deposited by the Mississippi River at its mouth.

a)

bayou

b)

barrier islands

c)

prairies

d)

Mississippi delta

7.

The second largest river in North America that flows through Louisiana.

a)

marsh

b)

natural levee

c)

Mississippi River

d)

lake

8.

Long, narrow, onshore deposits of sand or sediment that run parallel to the coastline.

a)

natural levees

b)

river valleys

c)

swamp

d)

barrier islands

9.

Lands that are flat and covered by tall grasses

a)

marsh

b)

prairie

c)

swamp

d)

bayou

10.

Land that is constantly filled with water and covered by trees.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

swamp

c)

river valleys

d)

marsh

11.

Valleys formed by flowing water, or a river, that makes a V-shape

a)

natural levees

b)

barrier islands

c)

bayou

d)

river valleys