Landforms
Landforms 2
Bodies of Water
Geography Knowledge
Geography Knowledge
100
area of land that is completely surrounded by water
What is an island?
100
low land between hills or mountains
What is a valley?
100
a large area of water that is surrounded by land
What is a lake?
100
the shape of the surface of the land is called a _______
What is a landform?
100
where farms are most commonly found
on a plain
200
a large crack in the earth caused by a river or earthquake
What is a canyon?
200
opening in the earth's crust from which lava or ash escapes
What is a volcano?
200
a major body of water that covers large parts on the earth
What is an ocean?
200
the study of the landforms, water, natural resources, climate, and people of a place is called ______
What is geography?
200
Name three natural resources.
water, soil, oil, trees, climate
300
large, tall rock that extends into the air; taller than a hill
What is a mountain?
300
thin strip of land that extends into a body of water
What is a peninsula?
300
a thin waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or ocean
What is a river?
300
something found in nature that people use
What is a natural resource?
300
What changes from day to day?
What is weather?
400
a mound of earth with rounded top; smaller than a mountain
What is a hill?
400
large area of flat land
What is a plain?
400
an area of water that is mostly surrounded by land
What is a bay?
400
the kind of weather a place has over a long time
What is climate?
400
Which phrase describes Florida's climate? cool and wet, hot and sunny, or warm and windy
What is hot and sunny?
500
thin strip of land that connects two larger land areas
What is an isthmus?
500
large area of flatland that is higher than the land around it
What is a plateau?
500
an area of wet, soggy land with many pools of water
What is a wetland?
500
True or False: The farther north one travels, the warmer it gets.
FALSE
500
Which phrase best describes weather rather than climate? warm all year, short summers, or rainy today
rainy today
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