Social Studies - Geographical Features

Question 1

Fjord

Answer 1

A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed us emergence of a glaciated valley

Question 2

Hill

Answer 2

I naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain

Question 3

Glacier

Answer 3

I slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compact and of snow on mountains or near the poles

Question 4

Desert

Answer 4

A region so arid because of a little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all

Question 5

Gulf

Answer 5

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth

Question 6

Cliff

Answer 6

A steep rock face, it’s specially at the edge of the sea

Question 7

Continent

Answer 7

Only if the world’s main continuous expanses of land

Question 8

Forest

Answer 8

A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.

Question 9

Geyser

Answer 9

A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air

Question 10

Dune

Answer 10

A mountain or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the seacoast or in a desert

Question 11

Delta

Answer 11

Is a landform that forms from the deposition or sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower moving or standing water