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4th grade Landforms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What landform is mostly surrounded by water but connected to the mainland; larger than a cape | peninsula |
| What landform is part of a lake or ocean partly surrounded by land (usually smaller than a gulf) | bay |
| What landform is a steep rising mass of land; usually at least 1000 feet high | mountain |
| What landform is a large area of flat or nearly flat land? | plain |
| What landform is a large area of high, flat land with steep sides? | plateau |
| What landform is completely surrounded by water? | island |
| What is the largest landform? There are seven of them. | continents |
| What landform is a pointed piece of land that stretches into the water; usually smaller than a peninsula? | cape |
| What landform is a large area of ocean partly surrounded by land; usually larger than a bay? | gulf |
| What landform is a deep valley with steep, rocky sides; often with a river at the bottom? | canyon |
| What large body of flowing water leads to a lake, the sea or another body of water? | river |
| What landform has a lower elevation and is located between mountains or hills? | valley |
| What is a stream or river that empties into a larger stream, river or lake, but NOT directly into the ocean or sea called? | tributary |
| What land feature is created when a river empties into another body of water, creating a wetland area? | delta |
| What body of water is completely surrounded by land? | lake |
| What body of water is partially surrounded by land and is considered a part of the ocean? | sea |
| What body of saltwater covers about 71 percent of Earth's surface? | ocean |
| What is a line of mountains connected by high ground called? | mountain range |
| Which land feature is barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs | desert |
| A depression, or dip, in the Earth's surface. Basins are shaped like bowls, | basin |
| A narrow strip of water extending into a body of land from a river, lake, ocean, that looks like a small bay or creek. | inlet |
| A narrow strip of water extending into a body of land from a river, lake, ocean, that looks like a small bay or creek. | strait |
| What huge, thick mass of snow becomes compressed over time, turning it into a dense mountain of ice. | glacier |
| A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water. | isthmus |
| a chain, cluster, or collection of islands | archipelago |
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