Landforms & Bodies of Water Social Studies Quiz

Landforms & Bodies of Water STOP

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

Bay

answer A deep and narrow valley with steep walls that has been created by a river flowing across a plateau

Canyon

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

Cape

answer One of the large landmasses on the Earth

Continent

answer Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

Delta

answer A large, thick body of slowly moving ice

Glacier

answer Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay

Gulf

answer Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit, generally smaller than a mountain

Hill

answer An area of land, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water

Island

answer A narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas of land

Isthmus

answer A sizable inland body of water

Lake

answer Land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land, generally larger and more rugged than a hill

Mountain

answer A series of connected mountains

Mountain Range

answer Body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

Peninsula

answer An area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

Plain

answer Area of flat land at a high elevation

Plateau

answer A narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Strait

answer A large natural stream of water that runs through the land

River

answer An area of low land between hills or mountains

Valley

answer A mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth

Volcano

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