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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 a recessed coastal inlet of the sea that is smaller than a gulf and partly enclosed by land: a bay or a ridge?
What is a recessed coastal… · Landforms & bodies of water
4. 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
5. What do we call a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides but connected to a mainland on one side: a peninsula or an island?
What do we call a piece of… · Landforms & bodies of water
6. 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
7. What is a fan-shaped area of fertile sediment deposited at the mouth of a river (such as the Nile): a delta or a plateau?
What is a fan-shaped area … · Landforms & bodies of water
8. What is a mound or ridge of loose wind-blown sand found on coasts or in deserts: a sand dune or a fjord?
What is a mound or ridge o… · Landforms & bodies of water
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. What is a steep vertical rock face along a coast or mountain called: a cliff or a marsh?
What is a steep vertical r… · Landforms & bodies of water

12 questions · Seed 43 · 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 a recessed coastal inlet of the sea that is smaller than a gulf and partly enclosed by land: a bay or a ridge?
Bay
A bay is a curved indentation of a shoreline.
4. 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.
5. What do we call a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides but connected to a mainland on one side: a peninsula or an island?
Peninsula
A peninsula projects out into water while remaining joined to the mainland.
6. 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.
7. What is a fan-shaped area of fertile sediment deposited at the mouth of a river (such as the Nile): a delta or a plateau?
Delta
A delta forms where a river slows and drops sediment as it meets slower-moving water.
8. What is a mound or ridge of loose wind-blown sand found on coasts or in deserts: a sand dune or a fjord?
Sand dune
Wind transports and piles sand grains into dunes.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. What is a steep vertical rock face along a coast or mountain called: a cliff or a marsh?
Cliff
A cliff is a steep or vertical rock exposure.

12 questions · Seed 43 · 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 a recessed coastal inlet of the sea that is smaller than a gulf and partly enclosed by land: a bay or a ridge?
What is a recessed coastal… · Landforms & bodies of water
4. 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
5. What do we call a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides but connected to a mainland on one side: a peninsula or an island?
What do we call a piece of… · Landforms & bodies of water
6. 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
7. What is a fan-shaped area of fertile sediment deposited at the mouth of a river (such as the Nile): a delta or a plateau?
What is a fan-shaped area … · Landforms & bodies of water
8. What is a mound or ridge of loose wind-blown sand found on coasts or in deserts: a sand dune or a fjord?
What is a mound or ridge o… · Landforms & bodies of water
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. What is a steep vertical rock face along a coast or mountain called: a cliff or a marsh?
What is a steep vertical r… · Landforms & bodies of water

12 questions · Seed 43 · 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 a recessed coastal inlet of the sea that is smaller than a gulf and partly enclosed by land: a bay or a ridge?
Bay
A bay is a curved indentation of a shoreline.
4. 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.
5. What do we call a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides but connected to a mainland on one side: a peninsula or an island?
Peninsula
A peninsula projects out into water while remaining joined to the mainland.
6. 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.
7. What is a fan-shaped area of fertile sediment deposited at the mouth of a river (such as the Nile): a delta or a plateau?
Delta
A delta forms where a river slows and drops sediment as it meets slower-moving water.
8. What is a mound or ridge of loose wind-blown sand found on coasts or in deserts: a sand dune or a fjord?
Sand dune
Wind transports and piles sand grains into dunes.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. What is a steep vertical rock face along a coast or mountain called: a cliff or a marsh?
Cliff
A cliff is a steep or vertical rock exposure.

12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification