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Geography Vocabulary Words (Term 4)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

a)

canyon

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

2.

dry, sandy land that gets little or no rain

a)

canyon

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

3.

a piece of land that has steep sides and a round or pointed peak; higher than a hill

a)

canyon

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

4.

a natural part of Earth such as a mountain or an ocean

a)

physical map

b)

physical feature

c)

state

d)

physical characteristics

5.

a map that shows natural landforms and water

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

population map

d)

weather map

6.

high flat land; sometimes called a tableland

a)

canyon

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

7.

a large stream that flows into a larger river, lake, sea, or ocean

a)

bay

b)

gulf

c)

lake

d)

river

8.

a group of people united under one government; a state can be a whole country or part of a country, such as the United States

a)

capital

b)

country

c)

province

d)

state

9.

A large mass  of ice.

a)

capital

b)

glacier

c)

island

d)

plateau

10.

A large body of fresh water surrounded by land

a)

bay

b)

gulf

c)

lake

d)

river

11.

A large flat area of land

a)

canyon

b)

desert

c)

plain

d)

plateau

12.

A natural stream of water falling from a high place.

a)

gulf

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

waterfall

13.

An area of ocean or lake partly surrounded by land; smaller than a gulf

a)

bay

b)

gulf

c)

lake

d)

river

14.

land that is next to an ocean or sea

a)

bay

b)

coast

c)

coast line

d)

waterfall

15.

The place where the land the the ocean meet; the outline of the coast

a)

bay

b)

coast

c)

coast line

d)

harbor

16.

A sheltered body of water where ships anchor

a)

bay

b)

coast

c)

coast line

d)

harbor

17.

A piece of land that sticks out and is mostly surrounded by water

a)

capital

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

plateau

18.

an area of land surrounded by water

a)

capital

b)

island

c)

peninsula

d)

plateau

19.

A wide channel that connects two larger bodies of water

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

plateau

d)

sound

20.

A group or chain of mountain

a)

mountain ranges

b)

volcano

c)

plateau

d)

hillside

21.

An opening in the Earth’s surface where lava, gases and ashes are forced out.

a)

mountain ranges

b)

volcano

c)

plateau

d)

hillside