Raised Landforms
Lower Landforms
Near Water Landforms
Absolute and Relative Location
100
What is a raised area of land that is not as high or craggy as a mountain.
Hill
100
What is a flat area on Earth's surface?
Plain
100
What is water with land all around it?
Lake
100
Which of the following is a relative location? Macks Creek is located west of Camdenton. Macks Creek is located at 38 degrees N, 93 degrees W.
Macks Creek is located west of Camdenton.
200
What is a place on Earth's surface much higher than the land around it?
Mountain
200
What is a deep, narrow valley with steep slopes/sides?
Canyon
200
What is the area where an ocean touches land?
Coast
200
What two measurements are part of absolute location?
Latitude and Longitude
300
What is a volcano?
A cone shaped mountain that erupts lava, ash, or gas
300
What is a desert?
A hot dry place with little or no rain
300
What is the difference between an island an a peninsula?
An island is surrounded by water on all sides while a peninsula just has water one three sides.
300
Which lines run from east to west and are flat?
Latitude
400
What is a plateau?
A flat area that is higher than the land around it (a mountain with the top cut off)
400
What is a valley?
A low area between higher lands such as mountains with shallow slopes/sides
400
What is a cape?
A pointed piece of land that sticks out into an ocean or a sea
400
What is zero degrees latitude?
The equator
500
What is a butte?
An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (a hill with the top cut off)
500
What is the biggest canyon in the world?
Grand Canyon
500
What is a strait?
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
500
What is zero degrees longitude
The prime meridian
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