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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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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Landforms & bodies of water

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1. 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?
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2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. What is a high, flat-topped area of land with steep sides called: a plateau (tableland) or a valley?
What is a high, flat-toppe… · Landforms & bodies of water
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

12 questions · Seed 104745 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Landforms & bodies of water

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. What is a high, flat-topped area of land with steep sides called: a plateau (tableland) or a valley?
Plateau (tableland)
A plateau is an elevated area of relatively flat land.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 104745 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Landforms & bodies of water

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. What is a high, flat-topped area of land with steep sides called: a plateau (tableland) or a valley?
What is a high, flat-toppe… · Landforms & bodies of water
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

12 questions · Seed 104745 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

Landforms & bodies of water

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. What is a high, flat-topped area of land with steep sides called: a plateau (tableland) or a valley?
Plateau (tableland)
A plateau is an elevated area of relatively flat land.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 104745 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification