The Earth Relief+ Eu Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a mountain? | High landforms with steep sides. |
| What is a valley? | Area of land between mountains. Rivers flow through many valleys. |
| What are the plains? | Low, flat areas of land. |
| What is a plateau? | Large raised plains. |
| What is a basin? | Natural depression, or low areas of land. |
| What is a peninsula? | Area of land surrounded by water on all sides but one. |
| What is an isthmus? | A piece of land connecting a peninsula to a continent. |
| What is a cape? | Part of the coast which extends into the sea. |
| What is a gulf? | A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land. |
| What is an archipelago? | A group of islands. |
| What is a cliff? | Steep rock formations in high coastal areas. |
| What type of landform are the Alps? | Mountain range |
| What type of landform are the Scandinavian Alps? | Ancient Massifs |
| What are the Pyrinees? | Mountain range located between Spain and France |
| Name three islands on the Mediterranean Sea | Balearic Islands, Sardinia and Crete |
| Name three peninsulas on the Mediterranean Sea. | Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula and Balcanic Peninsula. |
| Name an Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. | British Isles. |
| Where do you find the biggest plains in Europe? | Centre and Northern Europe |
| What is the largest river in Europe? | Danube |
| What is the natural limit between Asia and Europe? | The Ural Mountains |
| What's the difference between a peninsula and an island? | The first one is surrounded on all sides but one, the second one is fully surrounded by water. |
| What is an ocean ridge? | Large mountain ranges below the surface of the ocean |
| What are the ocean trenches? | Large, deep depressions in the ocean floor |
| What is a continental shelve? | Plateaus near the coastline |
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