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Landforms Test 1

This is 1 of 3 final tests on Landforms. Your results will be emailed to Professor Nibble.
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Professor Nibble


True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
A sea is a large body of salt water that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.
 

 2. 
A source is a smaller river that flows into a larger river.
 

 3. 
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
 

 4. 
A geyser is a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land.
 

 5. 
A plateau is an area of elevated flat land.
 

 6. 
A reservoir is part of an ocean or lake that extends deeply into the land.
 

 7. 
A timberline is the line or altitude above which no trees grow.
 

 8. 
A hill is a rounded raised landform; not as high as a mountain.
 

 9. 
A cave is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
 

 10. 
An oasis is a fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring.
 

 11. 
A coast is a narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.
 

 12. 
A dune is a wall built across a river, creating a lake that stores water.
 

 13. 
A butte is a small flat-topped hill; smaller than a mesa or plateau.
 

 14. 
A dam is a wall built across a river creating a lake that stores water.
 

 15. 
A delta is land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water.
 

 16. 
An island is a body of land nearly surrounded by water.
 

 17. 
A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through which hot rock and ash are forced out.
 

 18. 
A glacier is a narrow gap between a mountain range.
 

 19. 
A mountain is a high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill.
 

 20. 
A cape is where a river meets the sea or ocean.
 

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

 21. 
A ___ is a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.
a.
fjord
c.
tundra
b.
reef
d.
cliff
 

 22. 
A ___ is part of an ocean that extends into the land. It is larger than a bay.
a.
coast
c.
atoll
b.
marsh
d.
gulf
 

 23. 
A ___ is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or river.
a.
island
c.
cape
b.
cliff
d.
reef
 

 24. 
A ___ is a cold, treeless area.
a.
mesa
c.
tundra
b.
butte
d.
desert
 

 25. 
A ___ is a group or chain of islands.
a.
lagoon
c.
sound
b.
archipelago
d.
reef
 

 26. 
A ___ is a top of a mountain.
a.
glacier
c.
fjord
b.
cliff
d.
peak
 

 27. 
A ___ is a deep, narrow inlet of an ocean between high, steep cliffs.
a.
harbor
c.
gulf
b.
fjord
d.
peninsula
 

 28. 
A ___ is a narrow gap through a mountain range.
a.
mountainpass
c.
forest
b.strait
d.
canal
 

 29. 
A ___ is a flow of waterfalling vertically.
c.
a.
estuarywaterfall
b.
riverd.canal
 

 30. 
A ___ is a length of waterjoining two larger areas of water (like two seas).
a.
tributaryc.channel
b.canal
d.
estuary
 

 31. 
A ___ is a steep rock face,often at the edge of the ocean.
c.
a.
peakcliff
b.
canyond.waterfall
 

 32. 
A ___ is a landform that isvery dry and has few plants and animals.
c.
a.
plateauprairie
b.
oasisd.desert
 

 33. 
A ___ is a bowl shaped landformsurrounded by higher land.
a.
reservoirc.prairie
b.basin
d.
desert
 

 34. 
A ___ is a place where shipsload and unload their goods.
c.
a.
deltaisland
b.
oceand.port
 

 35. 
A ___ is a body of watercompletely surrounded by land.
c.
a.
gulflagoon
b.
laked.bay
 

 36. 
A ___ is a row or chain ofmountains.
c.
a.
forestpeninsula
b.
mountain ranged.volcano
 

 37. 
A ___ is a deep, narrow valleywith steep sides.
c.
a.
plateaucanyon
b.
fjordd.strait
 

 38. 
A ___ is the place where ariver empties into a larger body of water.
c.
a.
mouthsource
b.
canald.gulf
 

 39. 
A ___ is a wide, mostly flatarea of land that has grasses and only a few trees.
c.
a.
valleycanyon
b.
prairied.dune
 

 40. 
A ___ is one of Earth’sseven main continuous expanses of land.
c.
a.
islandcontinent
b.
peninsulad.archipelago
 

Matching
 
 
k.
a.
basincanyon
b.
fjordl.gulf
c.archipelagom.peninsula
d.port
n.
mouth
e.strait
o.
reef
f.cliff
p.
desert
g.lake
q.
tundra
h.mountain ranger.waterfall
i.prairies.bay
j.peak
t.
mountainpass
 

 41. 

 steep rock face, often at theedge of the ocean
 

 42. 

 bowl shaped landformsurrounded by higher land
 

 43. 

 body of water completelysurrounded by land
 

 44. 

 group or chain ofislands
 

 45. 

 landform that is very dry andhas few plants and animals
 

 46. 

 flow of water fallingvertically
 

 47. 

 ridge of jagged rock, coral,or sand just above or below the surface of the sea
 
 
k.
a.
channelmesa
b.
continentl.river basin
c.atoll
m.
estuary
d.tributaryn.plain
e.pond
o.
harbor
f.river
p.
swamp
g.marsh
q.
canal
h.valley
r.
lagoon
i.ocean
s.
cove
j.sound
t.
forest
 

 48. 

 length of water joining twolarger areas of water (like 2 seas)
 

 49. 

 one of earth’s sevenmain continuous expanses of land
 

 50. 

 small body of water surroundedby land; smaller than a lake
 

 51. 

 large area covered mostly with trees and bushes
 

 52. 

 where a river meets the sea or ocean
 

 53. 

 type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddy land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow there.
 
 
a.
isthmus
k.
timberline
b.
delta
l.
island
c.
source
m.
dune
d.
reservoir
n.
cave
e.
hill
o.
dam
f.
oasis
p.
geyser
g.
coast
q.
volcano
h.
plateau
r.
sea
i.
glacier
s.
cape
j.
butte
t.
mountain
 

 54. 

 rounded raised landform; not as high as a mountain
 

 55. 

 small flat-topped hill; smaller than a mesa or plateau
 

 56. 

 large body of salt water that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.
 

 57. 

 place where a river begins
 

 58. 

 high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill
 

 59. 

 fertile area in a desert that is watered by a spring
 

 60. 

 narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land
 



 
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