Landforms

Question 1

Glacier

Answer 1

slow-moving river of thick ice

Question 2

Cape

Answer 2

pointed landmass projecting into a body of water

Question 3

Island

Answer 3

land entirely surrounded by water

Question 4

Archipelago

Answer 4

group or chain of islands

Question 5

Sea

Answer 5

large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land

Question 6

Lagoon

Answer 6

shallow body of water along a coast but protected from the ocean

Question 7

Swamp

Answer 7

wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant lifeq

Question 8

Mesa

Answer 8

broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides; larger than a butte, but smaller than a plateau

Question 9

Mountain

Answer 9

elevation higher than a hill

Question 10

Peninsula

Answer 10

landmass surrounded by water on three (3) sides…ex. state of Florida

Question 11

Prairie

Answer 11

treeless plain usually covered with tall grass

Question 12

Beach

Answer 12

shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbled

Question 13

Isthmus

Answer 13

narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of water & connects two larger pieces of land

Question 14

Bay

Answer 14

area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

Question 15

Strait

Answer 15

narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Question 16

Gulf

Answer 16

large area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

Question 17

Hill

Answer 17

land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a mountain

Question 18

Plateau

Answer 18

high, flat land; larger than a mesa

Question 19

Cliff

Answer 19

high, steep rock face

Question 20

Valley

Answer 20

low place between hills or mountains

Question 21

Canyon

Answer 21

deep valley with steep walls cut into the Earth by running water

Question 22

Delta

Answer 22

usually a triangular deposit of silt, sand & small rocks at the mouth of the river

Question 23

Butte

Answer 23

hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area & has a flat top and steep sides

Question 24

Volcano

Answer 24

opening in Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash & gases are ejected