Landforms
What do you call a large area of land (Earth has 7 of them)?
Continents
A huge body of salt water.
An ocean.
Which of the following is not a part of the water cycle?
a. condensation
b. precipitation
c. vegetation
d. evaporation
c. vegetation
A round model of the earth is called...
The globe
A large strip of water that has a source and a mouth.
A river.
Clouds are formed during which process...
Condensation.
A drawing or picture that helps you see the location of different places in the world.
A map.
A man-made hole in the ground that reaches down into an aquifer, or a layer of rock and sand that holds water.
The process where water is heated and turned into a gas.
Evaporation.
A low area of land between hills or a mountain.
A valley.
A man-made lake usually held back by a dam, usually meant to reserve water in case of drought.
A reservoir.
Why is that water cycle considered a cycle?
It is a never-ending system.
Land that is tall and flat (usually found in the southwest).
A plateau.
A piece of land that sticks out and is almost completely surrounded by water.
A peninsula.
The process where a liquid falls to the ground.
Precipitation.