Land Forms

Question 0

Archipelago

Answer 0

A large group or chain of Islands

Question 1

Atoll

Answer 1

A ring shaped coral island or string of islands surrounding a lagoon

Question 2

Basin

Answer 2

An area of low lying land surrounded by higher land

Question 3

Butte

Answer 3

A small, flat topped hill

Question 4

Cape

Answer 4

A projecting part of a coastline that extends in an ocean, sea, gulf, bay or lake

Question 5

Delta

Answer 5

Land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt,sand,and pebbles

Question 6

Dune

Answer 6

A mound, hill, or ridge of sand that is heaped up by the wind

Question 7

Fjord

Answer 7

A deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs

Question 8

Foothills

Answer 8

A hilly area at the base of a mountain range

Question 9

Glacier

Answer 9

A large sheet if ice that moves slowly over the same land surface or down a valley

Question 10

Gulf

Answer 10

Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land. A gulf is usually larger than a bay

Question 11

Isthmus

Answer 11

A narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of water

Question 12

Lagoon

Answer 12

A shallow body of sea water partly cut off from the sea by a narrow strip of land

Question 13

Mesa

Answer 13

A high, flat landform rising steeply above the surrounding land

Question 14

Mouth

Answer 14

The place where a river empties into another body of water

Question 15

Oasis

Answer 15

A place in the desert made fertile by a steady supply of water

Question 16

Plain

Answer 16

A large area of flat or neatly flat land

Question 17

Plateau

Answer 17

A high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land

Question 18

Reservoir

Answer 18

A natural or artificial lake used to store water

Question 19

River basin

Answer 19

All the land drained by a river and it’s tributaries

Question 20

Source

Answer 20

The place where a river or stream begins

Question 21

Strait

Answer 21

A narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water

Question 22

Timberline

Answer 22

An imaginary line on mountains above which trees do not grow

Question 23

Tributary

Answer 23

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

Question 24

Location

Answer 24

1) absolute- latitude and longitude

2) relative- describes location compared to other locations

Question 25

Place

Answer 25

1) physical characteristics: landforms,climate,plants and animals
2) human characteristics: cities,landmarks,roads,dams and culture

Question 26

Human environment interaction

Answer 26

Questions asked to deconstruct human environmental interaction

Question 27

Movement

Answer 27

1) people
2) goods
3) ideas

Question 28

Regions

Answer 28

1) a group of places bound together by one or more characteristics

Question 29

Latitude

Answer 29

Run east and west around the earth

Question 30

Longitude

Answer 30

Run north and South around the earth

Question 31

Prime meridian

Answer 31

The starting point for measuring longitude