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Landforms & bodies of water

Identify islands, peninsulas, valleys, deltas, lagoons and atolls from geographical clues. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.

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Landforms & bodies of water

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1. What is a fertile spot in a desert where underground water reaches the surface to support plants: an oasis or a tundra?
What is a fertile spot in … · Landforms & bodies of water
2. What is a headland or promontory extending into the sea (such as the Cape of Good Hope): a cape or a valley?
What is a headland or prom… · Landforms & bodies of water
3. What is the shallow body of calm seawater sheltered inside a coral reef or atoll called: a lagoon or a glacier?
What is the shallow body o… · Landforms & bodies of water
4. What is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean called: an archipelago or an isthmus?
What is a group or chain o… · Landforms & bodies of water
5. What is the starting point of a river, often high in hills or mountains, called: the source or the delta?
What is the starting point… · Landforms & bodies of water
6. What is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs carved by a glacier: a fjord or a plain?
What is a long, narrow, de… · Landforms & bodies of water
7. What is the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it, called: a valley or a peak?
What is the low land betwe… · Landforms & bodies of water
8. What do we call a natural stream of fresh water flowing in a channel toward an ocean, lake or another stream: a river or a trench?
What do we call a natural … · Landforms & bodies of water
9. What is a ring-shaped coral reef or chain of coral islands enclosing a central lagoon called: an atoll or a canyon?
What is a ring-shaped cora… · Landforms & bodies of water
10. What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side that links two larger areas of land (such as Panama): an isthmus or a bay?
What is a narrow strip of … · Landforms & bodies of water
11. What is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger main river called: a tributary or an atoll?
What is a smaller stream o… · Landforms & bodies of water
12. What is a large body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land: a lake or a cape?
What is a large body of fr… · Landforms & bodies of water

12 questions · Seed 104735 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Landforms & bodies of water

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1. What is a fertile spot in a desert where underground water reaches the surface to support plants: an oasis or a tundra?
Oasis
An oasis is watered by a natural spring or aquifer in an arid region.
2. What is a headland or promontory extending into the sea (such as the Cape of Good Hope): a cape or a valley?
Cape
A cape is a coastal point of land jutting into the sea.
3. What is the shallow body of calm seawater sheltered inside a coral reef or atoll called: a lagoon or a glacier?
Lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water protected from the open ocean by a reef or barrier island.
4. What is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean called: an archipelago or an isthmus?
Archipelago
An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands.
5. What is the starting point of a river, often high in hills or mountains, called: the source or the delta?
The source
A river’s source is where the stream begins.
6. What is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs carved by a glacier: a fjord or a plain?
Fjord
Fjords form when seawater floods a steep glacial U-shaped valley.
7. What is the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it, called: a valley or a peak?
Valley
Valleys are low-lying landforms between higher ranges.
8. What do we call a natural stream of fresh water flowing in a channel toward an ocean, lake or another stream: a river or a trench?
River
Rivers carry fresh water downhill from higher ground to the sea or a lake.
9. What is a ring-shaped coral reef or chain of coral islands enclosing a central lagoon called: an atoll or a canyon?
Atoll
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef system surrounding a lagoon, characteristic of the Maldives.
10. What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side that links two larger areas of land (such as Panama): an isthmus or a bay?
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow land bridge connecting two larger landmasses.
11. What is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger main river called: a tributary or an atoll?
Tributary
A tributary feeds water into a larger river.
12. What is a large body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land: a lake or a cape?
Lake
A lake is an inland body of water surrounded by land.

12 questions · Seed 104735 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6

Landforms & bodies of water

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. What is a fertile spot in a desert where underground water reaches the surface to support plants: an oasis or a tundra?
What is a fertile spot in … · Landforms & bodies of water
2. What is a headland or promontory extending into the sea (such as the Cape of Good Hope): a cape or a valley?
What is a headland or prom… · Landforms & bodies of water
3. What is the shallow body of calm seawater sheltered inside a coral reef or atoll called: a lagoon or a glacier?
What is the shallow body o… · Landforms & bodies of water
4. What is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean called: an archipelago or an isthmus?
What is a group or chain o… · Landforms & bodies of water
5. What is the starting point of a river, often high in hills or mountains, called: the source or the delta?
What is the starting point… · Landforms & bodies of water
6. What is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs carved by a glacier: a fjord or a plain?
What is a long, narrow, de… · Landforms & bodies of water
7. What is the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it, called: a valley or a peak?
What is the low land betwe… · Landforms & bodies of water
8. What do we call a natural stream of fresh water flowing in a channel toward an ocean, lake or another stream: a river or a trench?
What do we call a natural … · Landforms & bodies of water
9. What is a ring-shaped coral reef or chain of coral islands enclosing a central lagoon called: an atoll or a canyon?
What is a ring-shaped cora… · Landforms & bodies of water
10. What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side that links two larger areas of land (such as Panama): an isthmus or a bay?
What is a narrow strip of … · Landforms & bodies of water
11. What is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger main river called: a tributary or an atoll?
What is a smaller stream o… · Landforms & bodies of water
12. What is a large body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land: a lake or a cape?
What is a large body of fr… · Landforms & bodies of water

12 questions · Seed 104735 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6

Landforms & bodies of water

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. What is a fertile spot in a desert where underground water reaches the surface to support plants: an oasis or a tundra?
Oasis
An oasis is watered by a natural spring or aquifer in an arid region.
2. What is a headland or promontory extending into the sea (such as the Cape of Good Hope): a cape or a valley?
Cape
A cape is a coastal point of land jutting into the sea.
3. What is the shallow body of calm seawater sheltered inside a coral reef or atoll called: a lagoon or a glacier?
Lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water protected from the open ocean by a reef or barrier island.
4. What is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean called: an archipelago or an isthmus?
Archipelago
An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands.
5. What is the starting point of a river, often high in hills or mountains, called: the source or the delta?
The source
A river’s source is where the stream begins.
6. What is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs carved by a glacier: a fjord or a plain?
Fjord
Fjords form when seawater floods a steep glacial U-shaped valley.
7. What is the low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it, called: a valley or a peak?
Valley
Valleys are low-lying landforms between higher ranges.
8. What do we call a natural stream of fresh water flowing in a channel toward an ocean, lake or another stream: a river or a trench?
River
Rivers carry fresh water downhill from higher ground to the sea or a lake.
9. What is a ring-shaped coral reef or chain of coral islands enclosing a central lagoon called: an atoll or a canyon?
Atoll
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral reef system surrounding a lagoon, characteristic of the Maldives.
10. What is a narrow strip of land with sea on either side that links two larger areas of land (such as Panama): an isthmus or a bay?
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow land bridge connecting two larger landmasses.
11. What is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger main river called: a tributary or an atoll?
Tributary
A tributary feeds water into a larger river.
12. What is a large body of fresh or salt water surrounded by land: a lake or a cape?
Lake
A lake is an inland body of water surrounded by land.

12 questions · Seed 104735 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification