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Landforms

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

a)

valley

b)

butte

c)

peninsula

d)

mesa

2.

a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain

a)

butte

b)

cave

c)

island

d)

mesa

3.

a rock formation with steep sides

a)

valley

b)

butte

c)

cave

d)

glacier

4.

a land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls

a)

peninsula

b)

cave

c)

mesa

d)

valley

5.

a piece of land that is surrounded by water

a)

cave

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

glacier

6.

a long-lasting, slow moving river of ice on land

a)

cave

b)

butte

c)

peninsula

d)

glacier

7.

a low place between mountains

a)

valley

b)

butte

c)

mesa

d)

cave

8.

a raised area or mound of land

a)

volcano

b)

hill

c)

delta

d)

isthmus

9.

a small body of water surrounded by land

a)

pond

b)

cliff

c)

delta

d)

isthmus

10.

a narrow strip of land, with water on either side, which connects two land masses

a)

delta

b)

isthmus

c)

pond

d)

cliff

11.

a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is often shaped like a triangle

a)

volcano

b)

pond

c)

cliff

d)

delta

12.

a mountainous vent in the Earth's crust. When it erupts it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth

a)

delta

b)

cliff

c)

volcano

d)

ishtmus

13.

a high steep face of rock and soil

a)

cliff

b)

hill

c)

volcano

d)

delta

14.

a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land

a)

dune

b)

gulf

c)

beach

d)

canal

15.

a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

a)

canal

b)

gulf

c)

beach

d)

ocean

16.

a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent

a)

canal

b)

beach

c)

dune

d)

ocean

17.

a hill or ridge made of sand. They are shaped by the wind and change all the time.

a)

ocean

b)

gulf

c)

dune

d)

beach

18.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

a)

ocean

b)

dune

c)

beach

d)

gulf

19.

a deep valley with very deep sides. They are often formed by erosion from a river over a long period of time.

a)

canyon

b)

mountain

c)

oasis

d)

waterfall

20.

very tall, high natural place on Earth. It is taller than a hill.

a)

waterfall

b)

canyon

c)

oasis

d)

mountain

21.

a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

a)

river

b)

waterfall

c)

lake

d)

canyon

22.

an area made fertile by a source of fresh water in an otherwise dry and arid region

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

oasis

d)

canyon

23.

a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

a)

waterfall

b)

lake

c)

oasis

d)

river

24.

a river that falls off a steep part of land, usually a cliff or the side of a mountain.

a)

canyon

b)

waterfall

c)

river

d)

oasis