Land Forms and Water Features Quiz

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What is an island?

  • A body of land completely surrounded by water (correct)
  • A large body of water surrounded by land
  • A narrow passage of water connecting two bodies of water
  • Land surrounded on three sides by water

What is a lake?

A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.

Define a cape.

Land surrounded on three sides by water.

What is a bay?

<p>Water surrounded on three sides by land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an isthmus?

<p>A relatively narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a strait?

<p>A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a peninsula.

<p>A body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a gulf?

<p>A body of water that juts into a land mass, larger than a bay.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a fjord?

<p>A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a mountain.

<p>Land with steep sides that rises sharply from surrounding land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a mountain range?

<p>A group of connected mountains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a mountain pass?

<p>A narrow gap through a mountain range.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a glacier.

<p>A slowly moving mass of ice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an iceberg?

<p>A large mass of ice floating at sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an archipelago?

<p>A large group of islands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a river basin.

<p>The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an estuary?

<p>The wide part of a river where it nears the sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a delta?

<p>A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a waterfall.

<p>A stream of water that falls from a high place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a tributary?

<p>A stream or river that flows into a larger river.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a volcano.

<p>A weak spot in the earth's crust where magma has come to the surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a caldera?

<p>A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crater?

<p>A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define a cave.

<p>A hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Land Forms

  • An island is land entirely surrounded by water.
  • A lake is usually a fresh body of water surrounded by land.
  • A cape is a landform surrounded by water on three sides.
  • A bay is water encircled on three sides by land.
  • An isthmus connects two larger land areas with a narrow strip of land, flanked by water.
  • A strait is a slim waterway linking two larger bodies of water.
  • A peninsula is land extending into a body of water, also surrounded on three sides.
  • A gulf is a significant body of water that extends into land, larger and deeper than a bay.

Water Features

  • A fjord is a deep, narrow inlet of the sea bordered by steep cliffs.
  • An estuary is the wide section of a river where it approaches the sea, exhibiting brackish water.
  • A delta forms where a river splits into smaller parts before entering a larger body of water, typically triangular in shape.
  • A waterfall is a cascade of water falling from a height.
  • A river is a substantial flowing body of water, larger than a creek.
  • A tributary is a smaller stream or river that feeds into a larger river.

Mountainous Features

  • A mountain features steep sides and rises more than 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain, larger and more rugged than a hill.
  • A mountain range comprises interconnected mountains.
  • A mountain pass is a narrow passage located through a mountain range.
  • A glacier represents slowly moving ice masses.
  • An iceberg is a significant piece of floating ice in the sea.
  • A caldera is a large depression formed when a volcano erupts violently and collapses.
  • A crater is a bowl-shaped cavity surrounding a volcano's opening.

Additional Features

  • An archipelago is a collection of numerous islands.
  • River basins encompass the total area drained by a river and its tributaries.

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