landforms

Question 1

basin

Answer 1

a bowl shaped landform surrounded by higher land

Question 2

bay

Answer 2

part of an ocean or lake that extends deeply into the land

Question 3

canal

Answer 3

a channel built to carry water for irrigation or transportation

Question 4

canyon

Answer 4

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

Question 5

coast

Answer 5

the land along an ocean

Question 6

dam

Answer 6

a wall built across a river creating a lake that stores water

Question 7

delta

Answer 7

land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water

Question 8

desert

Answer 8

a dry environment with few plants and animals

Question 9

fault

Answer 9

the border between two of the plates that make up earths crust

Question 10

glacier

Answer 10

a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land

Question 11

gulf

Answer 11

part of an ocean that extends into the land; larger than a bay

Question 12

harbor

Answer 12

a sheltered place along a coast where boats dock safely

Question 13

hill

Answer 13

a rounded raised landform; not has high has a mountain

Question 14

island

Answer 14

a body of land completely surrounded by land

Question 15

lake

Answer 15

a body of water completely surrounded by land

Question 16

mesa

Answer 16

a hill with a flat top; smaller than a plateau

Question 17

mountain

Answer 17

a high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill

Question 18

mountain pass

Answer 18

a narrow gap through a mountain range

Question 19

mouth

Answer 19

the place where a river empties into a larger body of water

Question 20

ocean

Answer 20

a large body of salt water; oceans cover much of earths surface

Question 21

peninsula

Answer 21

a body of land nearly surrounded by water

Question 22

plain

Answer 22

a large area of nearly flat land

Question 23

plateau

Answer 23

a high flat area that rises steeply above the surrounding land

Question 24

port

Answer 24

a place where ships load and unload their goods

Question 25

reservoir

Answer 25

a natural or artificial lake used to store water

Question 26

source

Answer 26

the starting point of a river

Question 27

river

Answer 27

a large stream of water that empties into another body of water

Question 28

valley

Answer 28

an area of low land between hills or mountains

Question 29

volcano

Answer 29

an opening in earths surface through which hot rock and ash are forced out

Question 30

waterfall

Answer 30

a flow of water falling vertically