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4th Grade Landforms
Landforms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An area of land that is completely surrounded by water. | island |
| A large area of flat land | plain |
| An area of low land between mountains or hills | valley |
| A strip of land that extends out into a body of water. | peninsula |
| A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the earth's surface. | mountain |
| A large crack in the earth caused by a river or earthquakes. | canyon |
| A mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain. | hill |
| Low, water land that is formed at the mouth of a river. | delta |
| An opening in the earth's crust from which lava flows. | volcano |
| A narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land. | isthmus |
| A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it. | plateau |
| A steep, vertical face of rock or soil. | cliff |
| A hill made of sand that is shaped by wind and is always changing. | sand dune |
| An area of raised land with a flat top and steep sides. | mesa |
| An opening in a mountain or hill that leads to an underground space. | cave |
| A giant body of ice | glacier |