Landforms 1
A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the Earth's surface.
A) Mountain
B) Canyon
C) Iceberg
D) Desert
A) Mountain
This place has a Canyon.
A) Hawaii
B) Arizona
C) Arizona
D) Oklahoma
B) Arizona (Grand Canyon)
A place where water flows over a cliff.
A) Ocean
B) Coast
C) Waterfall
D) Cliff
B) Waterfall
This place is full of sand and very hot.
A) Valley
B) Desert
C) Sea
D) Plain
B) Desert
A mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain. Usually formed when mountains wear away.
A) A Mountain
B) A River
C) A tree
D) A Hill
D) A Hill
This place has icebergs and glaciers.
A) Sahara Desert
B) Arkansas
C) England
D) Antarctica
D) Antarctica
A major body of water that covers large parts of the Earth. Usually salty and have names like Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, etc.
A) Bay
B) Island
C) Ocean
D) Lake
C) Ocean
What is a cone-shaped mountain that rocks and ash come out of called? It has an opening at the top.
A Volcano
A large crack in the Earth formed by a river or earthquake.
A) Plateau
B) Valley
C) Canyon
D) Plain
C) Canyon
Which state is also considered an island?
A) New York
B) Ireland
C) Hawaii
D) Texas
C) Hawaii
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
A) Valley
B) Peninsula
C) Sand Dune
D) Island
D) Island
A huge chunk of ice that broke off from a glacier?
A) Delta
B) Glacier
C) Hill
D) Iceberg
D) Iceberg
Do you know the name of a large low area of flat land that is often grassy.
Plain
The Great Plains runs through this state (We live in one of these states).
A) Canada
B) Brazil
C) Oklahoma
D) Arizona
C) Oklahoma
A natural area of water that is mostly surrounded by land. We have one nearby. The Chesapeake!
A) Bay
B) Hill
C) Glacier
D) Sea
A) Bay
A strip of land that extends out into a body of water. Think of Florida!
A) An Iceberg
B) An Island
C) A Peninsula
D) A Volcano
C) A peninsula
What is a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it? Can be an elevated plain.
A plateau
What country has Mount Everest?
A) China
B) United States
C) Egypt
D) Australia
A) China
What is a narrow strip of land that is in between land and sea?
A Coast
What is an area of lowland between two mountains or hills, that is "U" or "V" shaped?
A Valley