Landforms
What is a mound of earth with a rounded top; smaller than a mountain?
Hill
What is a thin waterway that allows water to flow into a lake or ocean.
River
What direction falls between North and East?
Northeast
How many continents are there?
Seven
Earth opening that spills lava, rock, and gasses.
Volcano
What is an area of low land between two mountains or hills
Valley
A major body os SALT water that covers a large part of the earth.
Ocean
What direction is associated with up ^
North
What Continent do we live in?
North America
What are the two types of water?
Freshwater and Saltwater
What is an area of land that is completely surrounded by water
Island
What is a place where water flows over a cliff?
Waterfall
What direction is associated with the right >
East
What ocean starts with the letter A?
Atlantic Ocean
what is a large, tall mass of rock with steep sides; taller than hill
Mountain
What is a large area of flat land; like a field.
Plain
What is a very small body of water that is surrounded by land
Pond
What direction falls in between south and west?
Southwest
How many continents start with the letter A?
Four
Peninsula
What is a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it.
Plateau
What is a channel of water that connects two large areas of water
Strait
What are the four main directions? ( hint: N,S,E,W )
North, South, East, and West
What is the object on a map that shows direction?
Compass
Fitchburg is a city that is known for what landform? ( Hint: We are the second ____________ city.
Hills; Hilliest