landforms

Question 1

Basin

Answer 1

a bowl shaped landform surrounded by land

Question 2

bay

Answer 2

part of an ocean or lake that extends deeply into land

Question 3

canal

Answer 3

a channel built to carry water for

Question 4

canyon

Answer 4

a deep narrow valley with steep sides

Question 5

coast

Answer 5

the land along an ocean

Question 6

dam

Answer 6

a wall built across a river, creating lake that stores water

Question 7

delta

Answer 7

land made of soil left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water

Question 8

desert

Answer 8

a dry environment with few plants and animals

Question 9

fault

Answer 9

the border between two of the plates that make up earths crust

Question 10

glacier

Answer 10

a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land

Question 11

gulf

Answer 11

part of an ocean that extends into the land;larger than a bay

Question 12

harbor

Answer 12

a sheltered place along the coast were boats dock safely

Question 13

hill

Answer 13

a rounded ,raised landform; not as high as a mountain

Question 14

island

Answer 14

a body of land completely surrounded by water

Question 15

lake

Answer 15

a body of water completely surrounded by land

Question 16

mesa

Answer 16

a hill with a flat top; smaller than a plateau