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Landforms 2

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

 1. 
A ___ is a large area covered mostly with trees and bushes.
a.
tundra
c.
forest
b.
prairie
d.
peak
 

 2. 
A ___ is a flow of water falling vertically.
a.
waterfall
c.
estuary
b.
canal
d.
river
 

 3. 
A ___ is a landform that is very dry and has few plants and animals.
a.
desert
c.
oasis
b.
prairie
d.
plateau
 

 4. 
A ___ is one of Earth’s seven main continuous expanses of land.
a.
island
c.
peninsula
b.
archipelago
d.
continent
 

 5. 
A ___ is a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddy land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow here.
a.
oasis
c.
lake
b.
marsh
d.
swamp
 

 6. 
A ___ is a sheltered place along a coast where boats dock safely.
a.
reef
c.
harbor
b.
lake
d.
island
 

 7. 
A ___ is a body of land nearly surrounded by water.
a.
peninsula
c.
island
b.
fjord
d.
atoll
 

 8. 
A ___ is an area of low land between hills or mountains.
a.
valley
c.
plateau
b.
mesa
d.
desert
 

 9. 
A ___ is a channel built to carry water for irrigation or navigation.
a.
canal
c.
strait
b.
pond
d.
reservoir
 

 10. 
A ___ is a small body of water surrounded by land; smaller than a lake.
a.
lagoon
c.
pond
b.
basin
d.
cove
 

 11. 
A ___ is a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water.
a.
marsh
c.
swamp
b.
river
d.
delta
 

 12. 
A ___ is a small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast.
a.
bay
c.
lake
b.
cove
d.
gulf
 

 13. 
A ___ is part of an ocean or lake that curves deeply into the land.
a.
delta
c.
reef
b.
bay
d.
strait
 

 14. 
A ___ is one of the five large bodies of salt water that covers the earth.
a.
gulf
c.
lake
b.
sound
d.
ocean
 

 15. 
A ___ is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
a.
strait
c.
fjord
b.
canyon
d.
plateau
 



 
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