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Landforms 1 Study Guide



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

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Body of water completely surrounded by land
a.
lake
c.
lagoon
b.
bay
d.
gulf
 

 2. 

mc002-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Place where ships load and unload their goods
a.
island
c.
delta
b.
ocean
d.
port
 

 3. 

mc003-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Body of land completely surrounded by water
a.
oasis
c.
island
b.
lake
d.
cove
 

 4. 

mc004-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Top of a mountain
a.
glacier
c.
fjord
b.
peak
d.
cliff
 

 5. 

mc005-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Rounded raised landform; not as high as a mountain
a.
butte
c.
atoll
b.
hill
d.
plateau
 

 6. 

mc006-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Land along the ocean
a.
cove
c.
coast
b.
lagoon
d.
peninsula
 

 7. 

mc007-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Mound, hill, or ridge of sand heaped up by the wind
a.
mesa
c.
dune
b.
butte
d.
desert
 

 8. 

mc008-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Steep rock face, often at the edge of the ocean
a.
cliff
c.
peak
b.
canyon
d.
waterfall
 

 9. 

mc009-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Opening in the earth’s surface through which hot rock and ash are forced out
a.
basin
c.
cave
b.
volcano
d.
geyser
 

 10. 

mc010-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Area of elevated flat land
a.
hill
c.
tundra
b.
plateau
d.
mountain
 

 11. 

mc011-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain
a.
canyon
c.
mesa
b.
valley
d.
cave
 

 12. 

mc012-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Wide, mostly flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees
a.
prairie
c.
dune
b.
valley
d.
canyon
 

 13. 

mc013-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

High landform with steep sides; higher than a hill
a.
fjord
c.
archipelago
b.
mountain
d.
canyon
 

 14. 

mc014-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Wall built across a river, creating a lake that stores water
a.
cliff
c.
basin
b.
canal
d.
dam
 

 15. 

mc015-1.jpg      Nibble U Databank

Fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
a.
valley
c.
prairie
b.
tundra
d.
oasis
 



 
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