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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 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. What is a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of steam and hot water: a geyser or a glacier?
What is a natural hot spri… · Landforms & bodies of water
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. What is the place where a river enters the sea or a lake called: the river mouth or the river source?
What is the place where a … · Landforms & bodies of water
9. What is a natural underground chamber formed in rock (often limestone): a cave (cavern) or a dune?
What is a natural undergro… · Landforms & bodies of water
10. 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
11. 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
12. What is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger seas or oceans: a strait or a plateau?
What is a narrow passage o… · Landforms & bodies of water

12 questions · Seed 50 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Landforms & bodies of water

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. What is a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of steam and hot water: a geyser or a glacier?
Geyser
Geothermal heat boils underground water to produce a geyser eruption.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. What is the place where a river enters the sea or a lake called: the river mouth or the river source?
River mouth
A river begins at its source and empties at its mouth.
9. What is a natural underground chamber formed in rock (often limestone): a cave (cavern) or a dune?
Cave (cavern)
Slightly acidic rainwater dissolves limestone over time to hollow out caves.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. What is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger seas or oceans: a strait or a plateau?
Strait
A strait is a navigable narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water.

12 questions · Seed 50 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6

Landforms & bodies of water

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. What is a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of steam and hot water: a geyser or a glacier?
What is a natural hot spri… · Landforms & bodies of water
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. What is the place where a river enters the sea or a lake called: the river mouth or the river source?
What is the place where a … · Landforms & bodies of water
9. What is a natural underground chamber formed in rock (often limestone): a cave (cavern) or a dune?
What is a natural undergro… · Landforms & bodies of water
10. 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
11. 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
12. What is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger seas or oceans: a strait or a plateau?
What is a narrow passage o… · Landforms & bodies of water

12 questions · Seed 50 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6

Landforms & bodies of water

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. What is a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of steam and hot water: a geyser or a glacier?
Geyser
Geothermal heat boils underground water to produce a geyser eruption.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. What is the place where a river enters the sea or a lake called: the river mouth or the river source?
River mouth
A river begins at its source and empties at its mouth.
9. What is a natural underground chamber formed in rock (often limestone): a cave (cavern) or a dune?
Cave (cavern)
Slightly acidic rainwater dissolves limestone over time to hollow out caves.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. What is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger seas or oceans: a strait or a plateau?
Strait
A strait is a navigable narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water.

12 questions · Seed 50 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification