Landforms

Question 1

What is a Archipelago?

Answer 1

An archipelago is a group or chain of islands, for example: islands around japan, and hawaiian islands.

Question 2

What is a Bay?

Answer 2

A Bay is part of a body of salt water and reaches into the land.

Question 3

What is a Gulf?

Answer 3

A Gulf is a part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land, and is larger than a bay.

Question 4

What is a Harbour?

Answer 4

A Harbour is a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely.

Question 5

What is a Cape?

Answer 5

A Cape is a point of land extending into a body of water.

Question 6

What is a Isthmus?

Answer 6

A Isthmus is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger areas of land.

Question 7

What is a Peninsula?

Answer 7

A Peninsula is an area of land that is nearly surrounded by water on three sides.

Question 8

What is a Desert?

Answer 8

A Desert is an area of land that has extremely dry air, little rain (less than 25cm per year), high daytime temperatures, and lots of wind.

Question 9

What is a Plain?

Answer 9

A Plain is a broad, flat, or gently, rolling area that is low in elevation.

Question 10

What is an Island?

Answer 10

An Island is an area of land that is surrounded by water.

Question 11

What is a Mountain?

Answer 11

A Mountain is a landform with high elevation (minimum 500m) and a pointed or rounded top.

Question 12

What is a Lake?

Answer 12

A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land.

Question 13

What is a Swamp?

Answer 13

A Swamp is an area of land that is damp all the time, is low and wet, and supports grass and trees.

Question 14

What is a Lagoon?

Answer 14

A Lagoon is a shallow body of water, especially one seperated from the sea, by sandbars or coral reefs.

Question 15

What is an Oasis?

Answer 15

An Oasis is a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation.

Question 16

What is a River?

Answer 16

A River is the longest stream of water that flows through land and into a lake, ocean, or other body of water.

Question 17

What is a Mouth?

Answer 17

A mouth is part of a river where its body flows into another body of water.

Question 18

What is a Tributary?

Answer 18

A Tributary is a stream or river that flows into another stream or river.

Question 19

What is a Delta?

Answer 19

A Delta is a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers.

Question 20

What is a Channel?

Answer 20

A Channel is a narrow waterway connecting two water bodies, or the deepest part of a river or waterway.

Question 21

What is a Canal?

Answer 21

A waterway dug across land through which ships can pass.

Question 22

What is a Strait?

Answer 22

A Strait is a relatively narrow passage way connecting two bodies of water.

Question 23

What is a Valley?

Answer 23

A Valley is low land between hills or mountains.

Question 24

What is a Volcano?

Answer 24

Is a cone shaped mountain formed by rock or ash thrown from the inside of the earth, which may have an opening or depression at the top.

Question 25

What is a Waterfall?

Answer 25

A Waterfall is a plane where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff.

Question 26

What is a Hill?

Answer 26

A Hill is a raised part of the Earth’s surface with sloping.

Question 27

What is a Cliff?

Answer 27

A Cliff is a high and steep slope that is made of rock or salt.

Question 28

What is Canyon?

Answer 28

A canyon is a deep gorge usually with a river flowing through it.

Question 29

What is a Glacier?

Answer 29

A Glacier is a a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by accumulation of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and water.