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Landforms and Their Importance

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a mountain?

a)

A large, flat area of land

b)

A tall land that rises high above the land around it

c)

A piece of land surrounded by water

d)

A low area between hills

2.

What landform is this?

a)

Hill

b)

Valley

c)

Island

d)

Desert

3.

What do we call a low area between mountains or hills?

a)

Plain

b)

Valley

c)

Ocean

d)

Plateau

4.

What is an island?

a)

A tall land that rises high above the land around it

b)

A piece of land surrounded by water

c)

A large, flat area of land

d)

A hot and dry land

5.

Which landform is hot and dry with very little rain?

a)

Ocean

b)

Desert

c)

Valley

d)

Hill

6.

What is a plain?

a)

A large, flat area of land

b)

A low area between mountains

c)

A piece of land surrounded by water

d)

A tall land

7.

Which of these is NOT a landform?

a)

Mountain

b)

Island

c)

Car

d)

Valley

8.

Which landform is surrounded by water?

a)

Island

b)

Plain

c)

Hill

d)

Desert

9.

A valley is found between which two landforms?

a)

Oceans and islands

b)

Mountains or hills

c)

Plains and deserts

d)

Islands and plains

10.

Which landform is the tallest?

a)

Hill

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Island

11.

Which landform is usually flat and good for farming?

a)

Plain

b)

Mountain

c)

Island

d)

Desert

12.

Which landform would you most likely find a cactus growing in?

a)

Ocean

b)

Desert

c)

Valley

d)

Island

13.

Which landform is lower than a mountain but higher than a plain?

a)

Hill

b)

Ocean

c)

Island

d)

Desert

14.

Which landform is best described as a low area?

a)

Mountain

b)

Valley

c)

Hill

d)

Island

15.

Which landform is most likely to have sand dunes?

a)

Desert

b)

Ocean

c)

Plain

d)

Hill

16.

Which landform is surrounded by saltwater?

a)

Island

b)

Plain

c)

Valley

d)

Hill

17.

Which landform is most likely to have a beach?

a)

Island

b)

Mountain

c)

Hill

d)

Valley

18.

Which landform is usually the coldest at the top?

a)

Desert

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Island

19.

Which landform is best for building big cities?

a)

Plain

b)

Mountain

c)

Valley

d)

Desert

20.

Which landform is formed by weathering and soil erosion?

a)

Valley

b)

Island

c)

Ocean

d)

Hill

21.

How do you think animals use different landforms to live, find food, or stay safe? Give an example of an animal and a landform it might use.

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