land_forms both directions

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Lagoon

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Butte

Question 4

One of Earth’s principal landmasses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

Answer 4

Continent (not incontinent)

Question 5

Shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbled

Answer 5

Beach

Question 6

High steep rock and roll face.

Answer 6

Cliff

Question 7

Area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

Answer 7

Bay

Question 8

Pointed landmass projecting into a body of water

Answer 8

Cape (e.g., Cape Canaveral)

Question 9

Deep valley with steep walls cut into the earth by running H2O.

Answer 9

Canyon (occasionally spelled cañon)

Question 10

Group or chain of islands

Answer 10

Archipelago (e.g., Aleutian Islands)

Question 11

Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of water and connects two larger pieces of land

Answer 11

Isthmus (e.g, Isthmus of Panama)

Question 12

Land entirely surrounded by water

Answer 12

Island (e.g., Island of Misfit Toys)

Question 13

Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a mountain lion.

Answer 13

Hill

Question 14

Usually a triangular deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river

Answer 14

Delta (e.g., Nile Delta)

Question 15

Dry area of land with fewer than 10 inches of precipitation a year

Answer 15

Desert (e.g., Sahara desert)

Question 16

Slow-moving river of thick ice

Answer 16

Glacier

Question 17

Large area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

Answer 17

Gulf

Question 18

Landmass surrounded by water on three sides

Answer 18

Peninsula

Question 19

Large inland body of fresh water or salt water

Answer 19

Lake (e.g., Land O’ Lakes Butter)

Question 20

High, flat land; larger than a mesa

Answer 20

Plateau

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Mesa

Question 22

Treeless plain usually covered with tall grass

Answer 22

Prairie

Question 23

Elevation higher than a hill

Answer 23

Mountain

Question 24

Large natural stream of water that empties into another body of water

Answer 24

River (e.g., Chicago River)

Question 25

Entire body of salt water that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface

Answer 25

Ocean

Question 26

Low place between hills or mountains

Answer 26

Valley (e.g., Fox River Valley)

Question 27

Large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land

Answer 27

Sea (e.g., Dead Sea, where Uncle David swam)

Question 28

Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Answer 28

Strait (e.g., Strait of Hormuz)

Question 29

Wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant life

Answer 29

Swamp (e.g., where swamp monsters live)

Question 30

Opening in Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected

Answer 30

Volcano (e.g., Mount Jack and Annie Book)

Question 31

Lagoon

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Butte

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Continent (not incontinent)

Answer 33

One of Earth’s principal landmasses: Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

Question 34

Beach

Answer 34

Shore of a body of water, usually sandy or pebbled

Question 35

Cliff

Answer 35

High steep rock and roll face.

Question 36

Bay

Answer 36

Area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

Question 37

Cape (e.g., Cape Canaveral)

Answer 37

Pointed landmass projecting into a body of water

Question 38

Canyon (occasionally spelled cañon)

Answer 38

Deep valley with steep walls cut into the earth by running H2O.

Question 39

Archipelago (e.g., Aleutian Islands)

Answer 39

Group or chain of islands

Question 40

Isthmus (e.g, Isthmus of Panama)

Answer 40

Narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of water and connects two larger pieces of land

Question 41

Island (e.g., Island of Misfit Toys)

Answer 41

Land entirely surrounded by water

Question 42

Hill

Answer 42

Land higher than level ground but not as high or as steep as a mountain lion.

Question 43

Delta (e.g., Nile Delta)

Answer 43

Usually a triangular deposit of silt, sand, and small rocks at the mouth of a river

Question 44

Desert (e.g., Sahara desert)

Answer 44

Dry area of land with fewer than 10 inches of precipitation a year

Question 45

Glacier

Answer 45

Slow-moving river of thick ice

Question 46

Gulf

Answer 46

Large area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land

Question 47

Peninsula

Answer 47

Landmass surrounded by water on three sides

Question 48

Lake (e.g., Land O’ Lakes Butter)

Answer 48

Large inland body of fresh water or salt water

Question 49

Plateau

Answer 49

High, flat land; larger than a mesa

Question 50

Mesa

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Prairie

Answer 51

Treeless plain usually covered with tall grass

Question 52

Mountain

Answer 52

Elevation higher than a hill

Question 53

River (e.g., Chicago River)

Answer 53

Large natural stream of water that empties into another body of water

Question 54

Ocean

Answer 54

Entire body of salt water that covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface

Question 55

Valley (e.g., Fox River Valley)

Answer 55

Low place between hills or mountains

Question 56

Sea (e.g., Dead Sea, where Uncle David swam)

Answer 56

Large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land

Question 57

Strait (e.g., Strait of Hormuz)

Answer 57

Narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

Question 58

Swamp (e.g., where swamp monsters live)

Answer 58

Wetland of fresh or salt water with reeds and a variety of plant life

Question 59

Volcano (e.g., Mount Jack and Annie Book)

Answer 59

Opening in Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected