Landform Definitions

Question 0

Delta

Answer 0

A low fan shaped area of soil at a river’s mouth

Question 1

Beach

Answer 1

A shore of a body of water covered with sand, gravel, or rock fragments

Question 2

Glacier

Answer 2

A large mass or field of ice that moves slowly down a mountain

Question 3

Harbor

Answer 3

A sheltered body of water deep enough to furnish anchor for ships along a coastal area

Question 4

Hills

Answer 4

A piece of ground higher than the surrounding land, but not as high as a mountain

Question 5

Island

Answer 5

An area of land completely surrounded by water

Question 6

Isthmus

Answer 6

An narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that connects two large areas of land

Question 7

Mesa

Answer 7

A hill or small plateau with flat top and steep sides

Question 8

Peninsula

Answer 8

An area of land surrounded by water on three sides

Question 9

Plain

Answer 9

A flat or level area land

Question 10

Waterfall

Answer 10

A natural stream of water falling from a high place

Question 11

Dessert

Answer 11

Land area with little or no precipitation and few plants

Question 12

Volcano

Answer 12

An opening in the earth’s crust from which hot ash and lava flow

Question 13

River

Answer 13

A large body of flowing water

Question 14

Ocean

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One of the four large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface

Question 15

Strait

Answer 15

A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Question 16

Plateau

Answer 16

An area of high flat land

Question 17

Lake

Answer 17

A body of water completely surrounded by land

Question 18

Canyon

Answer 18

A deep gorge or ravine with steep sides, often a stream flows through it

Question 19

Mountain

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The highest form of land of land on the earth’s surface

Question 20

Moraine

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An accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier

Question 21

River Valley

Answer 21

Often located at the base of a waterfall, gorge or ravine with a stream flowing through it

Question 22

Tributary

Answer 22

A stream feeding a larger stream or lake

Question 23

Barrier Sand Bar

Answer 23

A ridge or bank of sand in a river or bay, or along a shoreline built up by the action of waves

Question 24

Gulf

Answer 24

A part of an ocean or sea that extends into land

Question 25

Cape

Answer 25

A point of a land extending into water, usually smaller than a peninsula

Question 26

Divide

Answer 26

A ridge or area of high land between two regions

Question 27

Butte

Answer 27

A mountain or hill that stands alone(isolated) having a wider base than peak