Landforms 1
A dray area of land with few plants and very little water.
What is a desert?
A triangular deposit of sediment at the end of a river or stream.
What is a delta?
An area of low land between two mountains or hills.
What is a valley?
Landforms are caused by earthquakes, weathering, and erosion. True of False
What is true?
Largest landforms that consists of land. There are seven of them.
What are continents?
A major body of water that covers large parts of the Earth. Made with salt water and have names like Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, etc.
What is an ocean?
A mountain formed when lava rises through the earth's crust.
What is a volcano?
There are 10 continents and 5 oceans!
What is false?
A deep narrow valley with high, steep walls usually formed by a river.
What is a canyon?
A natural flow of water that flows towards an ocean, lake, or sea.
What are rivers?
Oceans are made from salt water.
What is true?
A large low area of flat land that is often grassy.
What is a plain?
The imaginary line that splits the earth into a northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
What is a peninsula?
Florida is an example of an island.
What is false?
An area of land, flat on top, with steep sides, that is higher than surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
A map feature that tells the direction of north, south, east and west!
What is a compass rose?
A large body of water surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
Islands can be formed by volcanoes erupting under water.
What is true.