True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or
false.
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A river is a stream of
water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water.
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A forest is a large area
covered mostly with trees and bushes.
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A valley is a pointed
piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
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A canal is a small,
horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast.
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A cove is a natural or
artificial lake used to store water.
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A continent is one of
Earth’s seven main continuous expanses of land.
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A harbor is a sheltered
place along a coast where boats dock safely.
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Plains
are large areas covered mostly with trees and bushes.
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An estuary is a pointed
piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or river.
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A river basin is a narrow
strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
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An atoll is a fertile area
in a desert that is watered by a spring.
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A mesa is a bowl-shaped
landform surrounded by higher land.
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A sound is a wide inlet
of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby
island.
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An ocean is one of the
five large bodies of salt water that covers the earth.
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A lagoon is a small body
of water completely surrounded by land.
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A stream is a body of
water that flows over the land; smaller than a river. It flows into another body of
water.
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A swamp is a type of
freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddy land and a lot of water. Many trees and shrubs grow in
swamps.
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A pond is a small body of
water surrounded by land; smaller than a lake.
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A marsh is a wide,
relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.
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A tributary is a shallow
body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or
sandbank.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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A ___ is an area of elevated
flat land.
a. | tundra | c. | hill | b. | mountain | d. | plateau |
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A ___ is a fertile area in a
desert that is watered by a spring.
a. | tundra | c. | prairie | b. | oasis | d. | valley |
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A ___ is a huge sheet of ice
that moves slowly across the land.
a. | glacier | c. | tundra | b. | geyser | d. | atoll |
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A ___ is a rounded raised
landform; not as high as a mountain.
a. | plateau | c. | atoll | b. | butte | d. | hill |
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A ___ is a narrow strip of land
that connects two larger bodies of land.
a. | strait | c. | peninsula | b. | isthmus | d. | canal |
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A ___ is part of an ocean or
lake that curves deeply into the land.
a. | delta | c. | bay | b. | strait | d. | reef |
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A ___ is the starting point of
a river.
a. | mouth | c. | delta | b. | ocean | d. | source |
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A ___ is a small flat-topped
hill; smaller than a mesa or plateau.
a. | hill | c. | tundra | b. | dune | d. | butte |
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A ___ is a large body of salt
water that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by
land.
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A ___ is a smaller river that
flows into a larger river.
a. | estuary | c. | tributary | b. | canal | d. | channel |
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A ___ is a large hole in the
ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.
a. | canyon | c. | mesa | b. | cave | d. | valley |
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A ___ is an opening in the
earth’s surface through which hot rock and ash are forced out.
a. | cave | c. | geyser | b. | volcano | d. | basin |
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A ___ is land made of silt left
behind as a river drains into a larger body of water.
a. | swamp | c. | source | b. | delta | d. | mouth |
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A ___ is a narrow waterway that
connects two larger bodies of water.
a. | isthmus | c. | fjord | b. | strait | d. | tributary |
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A ___ is a natural hot spring
that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.
a. | geyser | c. | estuary | b. | marsh | d. | volcano |
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A ___ is a body of land nearly
surrounded by water.
a. | island | c. | fjord | b. | atoll | d. | peninsula |
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A ___ is a high landform with
steep sides; higher than a hill.
a. | fjord | c. | mountain | b. | canyon | d. | archipelago |
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A ___ is a wall built across a
river, creating a lake that stores water.
a. | dam | c. | canal | b. | cliff | d. | basin |
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A ___ is a mound, hill, or
ridge of sand heaped up by the wind.
a. | dune | c. | desert | b. | mesa | d. | butte |
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A ___ is the line or altitude
above which no trees grow.
a. | mountain | c. | desert | b. | timberline | d. | plain |
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Matching
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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 |
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body of land completely
surrounded by water
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land made of silt left behind
as a river drains into a larger body of water
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an area of elevated flat
land
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wall built across a river,
creating a lake that stores water
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mound, hill, or ridge of sand
heaped up by the wind
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pointed piece of land that
sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or river
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an opening in the
earth’s surface through which hot rock and ash are forces out
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a. | basin | k. | canyon | b. | fjord | l. | gulf | c. | archipelago | m. | peninsula | d. | port | n. | mouth | e. | strait | o. | reef | f. | cliff | p. | desert | g. | lake | q. | tundra | h. | mountain range | r. | waterfall | i. | prairie | s. | bay | j. | peak | t. | mountain
pass |
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part of an ocean or lake that
curves deeply into the land
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deep, narrow inlet of an ocean
between high, steep cliffs
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50.
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cold, treeless
area
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51.
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row or chain of
mountains
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place where ships load and
unload their goods
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part of an ocean that extends
into the land; larger than a bay
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a. | channel | k. | mesa | b. | continent | l. | river basin | c. | atoll | m. | estuary | d. | tributary | n. | 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 |
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54.
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stream of water that flows
across the land and empties into another body of water
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55.
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type of freshwater, brackish
water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, ponds, lakes and coasts
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56.
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channel built to carry water
for irrigation or navigation
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sheltered place along a coast
where boats dock safely
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58.
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all the land that is drained
by a river and its tributaries
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59.
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large area of flat land with
few trees
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60.
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a ring (or part of a ring) of
coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea
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