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Bodies of Water and Land Forms

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or sticking out into a body of water

a)

Cape

b)

Plateau

c)

Peninsula

d)

Isthmus

2.

A body of water that cuts into the land that directly connects to a larger body of water often with a wider opening.

a)

Gulf

b)

Bay

c)

Harbor

d)

Strait

3.

Created by the deposit of sediment carried by a river as it enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

a)

Drainage Basin

b)

Tributaries

c)

River Basin

d)

River Delta

4.

A low area typically between mountains or hills often with a river running through it

a)

Valley

b)

Canyon

c)

Strait

d)

Costal Plain

5.

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or larger bodies of water

a)

Atoll

b)

Valley

c)

Strait

d)

Isthmus

6.

A narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two larger areas of land

a)

Strait

b)

Isthmus

c)

Valley

d)

Plateau

7.

An area of flat ground that is higher than the surrounding ground

a)

Valley

b)

Peninsula

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Plateau

8.

A chain, cluster, or collection of islands

a)

Archipelago

b)

Strait

c)

Atoll

d)

Isthmus

9.

A place on the coast where boats may find shelter from rough water

a)

Bay

b)

Gulf

c)

Harbor

d)

Continental Shelf

10.

A low, flat area of land next to an ocean

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Harbor

c)

Plateau

d)

Continental Shelf

11.

Ring shaped reef or island

a)

Archipelago

b)

Isthmus

c)

Atoll

d)

Cape

12.

A piece of land jutting into an ocean or sea that typically comes to a point

a)

Plateau

b)

Cape

c)

Peninsula

d)

Bay

13.

A portion of land off the coast that is under shallow water when compared to the open ocean

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Atoll

d)

Plateau

14.

A body of water almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

a)

Harbor

b)

Cape

c)

Bay

d)

Gulf