WorksheetsFlorida's Land and Water - Vocabulary Terms
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
_________________ are long narrow islands that lie just off the coast.
Barrier islands
Coasts
Pan handle
wetlands
These are areas where water sits on the surface for most or all of the year, covering the roots of plats. They are called _______________.
barrier islands
wetlands
sinkholes
marshes
What are Florida's small islands called ?
sinkholes
pan handles
coasts
keys
A ____________ is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
landform
strait
coast
pan handle
The geography of a place begins with its _______________.
coastline
climate
location
geography
A piece of land that is almost surrounded by water is called a(n) (a) .
Choose True or False.
A pan handle is a strip of land that stretches from a larger piece of land.
True
False
The height of an ocean is called its _______________.
coast
coastline
keys
sea level
A limestone can be formed from :
shells
bones of coral
from minerals in seawater
shellfish and other small sea creatures
All of the above
How is a sinkhole created? Check all that apply.
when the earth above an underground crumbles into the cave.
when buildings shake
by limestone that is above the soil
when rainwater slowly eats away at the limestone.
