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Landforms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a flat, low-lying land built up from soil, rocks, and pebbles carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth?

a)

gulf/bay

b)

mouth

c)

source

d)

delta

2.

Choose the correct definition of gulf.

a)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, larger and deeper than a bay

b)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

3.

What is land that is completely surrounded by water?

a)

peninsula

b)

archipelago

c)

island

d)

lake

4.

What is a narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger land areas?

a)

isthmus

b)

strait

c)

peninsula

d)

archipelago

5.

Choose the correct definition of lake.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

6.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, mountain.

a)

a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

d)

a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

7.

Define peninsula.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

8.

What is an area of flat land that is raised higher than the surrounding land with steep sides?

a)

plain

b)

canyon

c)

valley

d)

plateau

9.

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, plain.

a)

broad, flat land

b)

an area of land drained by a given river and its tributaries

c)

land that gets large amounts of rainfall all year

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

10.

Choose the correct definition of river.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

c)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

d)

part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf

11.

Define strait.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

12.

What is an area of low land usually between hills or mountains?

a)

plain

b)

valley

c)

mountains

d)

plateau

13.

What is a volcano?

a)

a mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

a large land mass that rises above the ocean

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

14.

What is an arid region with little or no vegetation and warm temperatures?

a)

desert

b)

mountain

c)

volcano

d)

tundra

15.

What is a chain of islands called?

a)

tributary

b)

gulf

c)

peninsula

d)

archipelago

16.

What is the land along the sea or ocean?

a)

valley

b)

coast

c)

plateau

d)

gulf

17.

What is the source of the river?

a)

the place where the river begins

b)

the place where the river ends

c)

the place where o river empties into another river

18.

What is a river or stream that flows into a larger river?

a)

gulf

b)

mouth

c)

Tributary

d)

source

19.

What do you call the place a river ends? (it is into a larger body of water).

a)

mouth

b)

source

c)

island

d)

peninsula

20.

What is a large body of salt water usually bigger than a sea?

a)

Ocean

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

tributary