Geography -- Land Forms
This quiz tests your knowledge of different landforms and bodies of water.
- 1.An area of salt water larger than a bay but not as large as an ocean
- A.
Gulf
- B.
River
- C.
Inlet
- D.
Basin
- E.
Harbor
- 2.A small narrow opening in a shoreline through which water passes
- A.
Peninsula
- B.
Tributary
- C.
Mouth of a river
- D.
Inlet
- E.
Harbor
- 3.The area along a body of water sometimes having a beach
- A.
Mouth of a river
- B.
Delta
- C.
Inlet
- D.
Coastline
- E.
Harbor
- 4.A stream river or glacier that joins another stream river or glacier
- A.
Peninsula
- B.
Delta
- C.
Source of a river
- D.
Mouth of a river
- E.
Tributary
- 5.A body of water near a coast where ships can anchor safely
- A.
Harbor
- B.
Tributary
- C.
River
- D.
Bay
- E.
Gulf
- 6.The end of a river where it joins a larger body of water
- A.
Harbor
- B.
Gulf
- C.
Mouth of a river
- D.
Source of a river
- E.
Bay
- 7.Where a river begins
- A.
Mouth of a river
- B.
Source of a river
- C.
Bay
- D.
Delta
- E.
Tributary
- 8.Part of a sea or lake that forms an indentation in the land but not as large as a gulf
- A.
Bay
- B.
River
- C.
Delta
- D.
Tributary
- E.
Inlet
- 9.A body of water that flows downhill usually emptying into a larger body of water
- A.
Inlet
- B.
Harbor
- C.
Tributary
- D.
River
- E.
Bay
- 10.A very tall raised area on earth sometimes with spiky tops
- A.
Plateau
- B.
Coastline
- C.
Butte
- D.
Mountain range
- E.
Mesa
- 11.A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
- A.
Peninsula
- B.
Coastline
- C.
Inlet
- D.
Harbor
- E.
Cape
- 12.A point of land extending or jutting out into a body of water from a coastline
- A.
Basin
- B.
Delta
- C.
Inlet
- D.
Cape
- E.
Peninsula
- 13.A sunken area of land into which a river and its tributaries sometimes drain
- A.
Delta
- B.
Basin
- C.
Plateau
- D.
Bay
- E.
Inlet
- 14.An area of flat or rolling land at a low elevation
- A.
Plateau
- B.
Mountain range
- C.
Butte
- D.
Mesa
- E.
Plain
- 15.A raised area of land with a very flat top
- A.
Cape
- B.
Plain
- C.
Plateau
- D.
Cape
- E.
Mountain range
- 16.A special type of plateau with a rounded top
- A.
Butte
- B.
Mountain range
- C.
Plateau
- D.
Basin
- E.
Cape
- 17.A deposit of sand and silt at the mouth of a river is
- A.
Basin
- B.
Delta
- C.
Harbor
- D.
Mouth of river
- E.
Cape
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