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Geographic Landforms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a body of land surrounded by water on three sides called?

a)

continent

b)

peninsula

c)

island

d)

archipelago

2.

What is a high, flat area of land that is rises higher and steeper than the surrounding land called?

a)

hill

b)

valley

c)

mountain

d)

plateau

3.

What is a large, flat area of land that is lower than the surrounding land called?

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

plain

d)

valley

4.

What is an area of low land between hills and mountains called?

a)

valley

b)

delta

c)

waterfall

d)

canal

5.

The land along the ocean is called what? NJ has 127 of this!

a)

mountains

b)

plain

c)

timberline

d)

coast

6.

What is the top of a mountain called?

a)

peak

b)

summit

c)

base

d)

trail

7.

What is a high landform with steep sides called? It is higher than a hill.

a)

mesa

b)

peak

c)

mountain

d)

swamp

8.

What is an area called that is covered by water for at least part of the year? It might also be called a swamp.

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

island

d)

wetland

9.

Over millions of years, a river can cut a passage through a mountain area. It can also be called by what name?

a)

gap

b)

bay

c)

forest

d)

plains

10.

What are the shapes that make up the earth's surface called?

a)

circles

b)

waterways

c)

capes

d)

landforms