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Physical Geography Voabulary
- 1.Which is a sizable inland body of water?
- A.
Plateau
- B.
Lake
- C.
Delta
- D.
River
- E.
Volcano
- 2.Which is a point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean?
- A.
Cape
- B.
Mountain
- C.
Valley
- D.
Ocean
- E.
Mouth of River
- 3.Which is a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on three sides by water?
- A.
River
- B.
Plateau
- C.
Archipelago
- D.
Peninsula
- E.
Valley
- 4.Which is a small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of the river?
- A.
Delta
- B.
Hill
- C.
Tributary
- D.
Source
- E.
Volcano
- 5.Which is a mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupts from inside the earth?
- A.
Volcano
- B.
Hill
- C.
Mountain
- D.
Oasis
- E.
Swamp
- 6.Which is a large, thick body of slowly moving ice?
- A.
Oasis
- B.
Srait
- C.
Icicle
- D.
Hill
- E.
Glacier
- 7.Which is a flat, low-lying land built up from soil, carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth?
- A.
Source
- B.
Delta
- C.
Mountain
- D.
Mountain Range
- E.
River
- 8.Which is land with steep sides that rises sharply (1000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill?
- A.
Island
- B.
Mountain
- C.
Canyon
- D.
Land
- E.
Mouth of a River
- 9.Which is an area of level land usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses?
- A.
Grassland
- B.
Isthmus
- C.
Volcano
- D.
Plain
- E.
Peninsula
- 10.Which is an area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation about 300-3000 feet high?
- A.
Plateau
- B.
Valley
- C.
Mountain
- D.
Plain
- E.
Peninsula
- 11.Which is a place where a river or stream begins, often in highlands?
- A.
Ocean Basin
- B.
Source of a River
- C.
Lake
- D.
River
- E.
Mouth
- 12.Which is a dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation?
- A.
Desert
- B.
Mountain Range
- C.
Oasis
- D.
Land
- E.
Swamp
- 13.Which is a land area smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water?
- A.
Lake
- B.
Archipelago
- C.
River
- D.
Island
- E.
Ocean
- 14.Which is an area of low land between hills or mountains?
- A.
Volcano
- B.
Plain
- C.
Valley
- D.
Hill
- E.
Canyon
- 15.Which is a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas?
- A.
River
- B.
Desert
- C.
Mountain
- D.
Source
- E.
Isthmus
- 16.Which is part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf?
- A.
Bay
- B.
Ocean
- C.
River
- D.
Lake
- E.
Mouth of a River
- 17.Which is a deep and narrow valley with steep walls?
- A.
Land
- B.
Canyon
- C.
Waterfall
- D.
Trench
- E.
Ocean
- 18.Which is called a group of islands?
- A.
Archipelago
- B.
Island
- C.
Stream
- D.
Ocean Basin
- E.
Canyon
- 19.Which is elevated land with slopin sides and rounded summit; generally smaller then a mountain?
- A.
Hill
- B.
Trench
- C.
Plateau
- D.
Delta
- E.
Island
- 20.Which is a large natural stream of water that runs through the land?
- A.
River Basin
- B.
Basin
- C.
Lake
- D.
River
- E.
Bay
- 21.Which is a place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water?
- A.
Mouth of a River
- B.
Tributary
- C.
Dock
- D.
Ocean
- E.
Inland
- 22.Which is a seasonally flooded bottomland with more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog?
- A.
River
- B.
Lake
- C.
Rainfall
- D.
Swamp
- E.
Rainforest
- 23.Which is a series of connected mountains?
- A.
Mountain Range
- B.
Mountains
- C.
Land
- D.
HighLands
- E.
Plateau
- 24.Which is a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water?
- A.
Plain
- B.
Delta
- C.
Strait
- D.
Low Lands
- E.
River
- 25.Which is a green area in a desert fed by undreground water?
- A.
Cliff
- B.
Rainforest
- C.
Plains
- D.
Plateau
- E.
Oasis
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