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What is a peninsula?
What is a peninsula?
- A large area of land with water on three sides. (correct)
- A large area of land surrounded by water on all sides.
- A low land formed at the mouth of a river.
- A steep rock face at the edge of the sea.
Which of the following best describes a delta?
Which of the following best describes a delta?
- A steep area of land where water flows over a cliff.
- Low watery land formed at the mouth of a river. (correct)
- A large body of salt water.
- A high, rounded area lower than a mountain.
Which characteristic distinguishes a mountain from a hill?
Which characteristic distinguishes a mountain from a hill?
- A mountain is lower than a hill.
- A mountain is surrounded by water.
- A mountain has a flat top.
- A mountain rises high above the land around it. (correct)
What is a canyon primarily formed by?
What is a canyon primarily formed by?
Which of the following describes a plateau?
Which of the following describes a plateau?
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What is a canyon?
What is a canyon?
A large crack in the ground formed by a river or earthquakes. It looks like a long, narrow valley with steep sides.
What is a lake?
What is a lake?
A large body of water with land all around it.
What is a mountain?
What is a mountain?
Land that rises high above the land around it and is higher than a hill.
What is a plain?
What is a plain?
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What is an isthmus?
What is an isthmus?
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Study Notes
Landforms
- Canyon: A large crack in the ground, often formed by a river or earthquakes. It has steep sides.
- Lake: A large body of water, completely surrounded by land.
- Peninsula: A large area of land with water on three sides.
- Mountain: Land that rises high above the surrounding land. Higher than a hill.
- Bay: A body of water partially enclosed by land.
- Island: Land surrounded by water on all sides.
- Ocean: A large body of salt water.
- Plain: A large, flat, treeless area of land.
- River: A large stream of water flowing to a lake, ocean, or another stream.
- Valley: Low land between mountains or hills.
- Delta: Watery land at the mouth of a river.
- Isthmus: A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
- Desert: Dry land with few plants and little water.
- Cliff: A steep rock face, often found at the edge of a sea or mountain.
- Hill: High, rounded land area that is lower than a mountain.
- Waterfall: Water flowing over a cliff.
- Volcano: A mountain with a crater, through which lava flows.
- Plateau: A flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
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