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Landforms

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a landform?

a)

a naturally-formed feature on the Earth’s surface

b)

a man-made feature on Earth's surface

c)

only mountains

d)

alien-formed features on Earth's surface

2.

How are landforms made?

a)

Through the movement of boats and airplanes

b)

Through people stepping on them

c)

through the movement of tectonic plates or through weathering and erosion

d)

Only from extreme rain

3.

What landform is this?

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

gulf

d)

mountain

4.

What landform is this?

a)

gulf

b)

cape

c)

plain

d)

volcano

5.

What landform is this?

a)

mountain

b)

delta

c)

mesa

d)

island

6.

What landform is this?

a)

fields

b)

plain

c)

plateau

d)

island

7.

What landform is this?

a)

Lake

b)

Ocean

c)

Pond

d)

Gulf

8.

What landform is this?

a)

Plateau

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Rocks

9.

A high landform with steep sides. These can be found grouped into ranges.

a)

Lake

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Plateau

10.

An area of land surrounded by water on all sides.

a)

Group of ponds

b)

Cape

c)

plains

d)

Island

11.

What landform is this?

a)

island

b)

archipelago

c)

plain

d)

cape

12.

A group of islands close together.

a)

plateau

b)

mountains

c)

archipelago

d)

cape

13.

Low, flat areas of land. These are found along both the coast and in inland areas.

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

gulf

d)

plain

14.

A strip of land that extends into the sea

a)

gulf

b)

cape

c)

mountain

d)

archipelago

15.

Part of the sea that extends into the land.

a)

bodies of water

b)

cape

c)

ponds

d)

gulf

16.

Flat areas of land at higher altitude than plains.

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

island

d)

mountain

17.

____ is one of the worst natural disasters and cost the most money. They occur when storms cause rivers to overflow, or by high tides. They cause enormous damage and loss of life.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Volcano

c)

flood

d)

drought

18.

____ occurs when there hasn’t been enough rain so that crops and plants can grow. Farm animals die and people do not have enough to eat.

a)

Mudslide

b)

Drought

c)

Flood

d)

Tsunami

19.

_____ is a train of gigantic waves that occur after an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Volcano

c)

Drought

d)

Earthquake

20.

___ is a strong tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains. Each of these has a boy’s or girl’s name. They cause tremendous damage when they hit land. They mostly occur in the United States.

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquake

c)

Rain

d)

Hurricane

21.

____ is what happens when land is burned. Many times animals die.

a)

Rain

b)

Bushfire/wildfire

c)

Hurricane

d)

Volcano

22.

Which natural disaster happened recently in Florida and Cuba?

a)

A hurricane

b)

Bushfires

c)

An earthquake

d)

A flood