Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Bowl shaped landform surrounded by higher
land
a. | basin | c. | reservoir | b. | prairie | d. | desert |
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Top of a mountain
a. | cliff | c. | glacier | b. | fjord | d. | peak |
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Part of an ocean that extends into the land. It is
larger than a bay
a. | coast | c. | gulf | b. | marsh | d. | atoll |
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Wide, mostly flat area of land that has grasses
and only a few trees
a. | prairie | c. | valley | b. | canyon | d. | dune |
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Deep, narrow inlet of an ocean between high, steep
cliffs
a. | fjord | c. | harbor | b. | gulf | d. | peninsula |
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Row or chain of
mountains
a. | mountain
range | c. | forest | b. | peninsula | d. | volcano |
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Length of water joining two larger areas of water
(like two seas)
a. | tributary | c. | estuary | b. | canal | d. | channel |
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Flow of water falling
vertically
a. | canal | c. | estuary | b. | river | d. | waterfall |
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Place where ships load and unload their
goods
a. | port | c. | island | b. | ocean | d. | delta |
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Ring (or part of a ring) of coral that forms an
island in an ocean or sea
a. | atoll | c. | reservoir | b. | archipelago | d. | lagoon |
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Ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or
below the surface of the sea
a. | reef | c. | cliff | b. | tundra | d. | fjord |
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Group or chain of
islands
a. | reef | c. | lagoon | b. | archipelago | d. | sound |
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Narrow gap through a
mountain range
a. | mountain
pass | c. | canal | b. | forest | d. | strait |
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Landform that is very dry and has few plants and
animals
a. | oasis | c. | plateau | b. | desert | d. | prairie |
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Steep rock face, often at the edge of the
ocean
a. | canyon | c. | peak | b. | waterfall | d. | cliff |
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Deep, narrow valley with steep
sides
a. | canyon | c. | plateau | b. | strait | d. | fjord |
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Place where a river empties into a larger body of
water
a. | source | c. | canal | b. | mouth | d. | gulf |
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Body of water completely surrounded by
land
a. | bay | c. | lagoon | b. | gulf | d. | lake |
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One of Earth’s seven
main continuous expanses of land
a. | archipelago | c. | island | b. | peninsula | d. | continent |
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Cold, treeless area
a. | tundra | c. | mesa | b. | desert | d. | butte |
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