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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 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 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
3. What is a broad area of flat, low-lying land with gentle relief called: a plain or a volcano?
What is a broad area of fl… · 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 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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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?
The source
A river’s source is where the stream begins.
2. 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.
3. What is a broad area of flat, low-lying land with gentle relief called: a plain or a volcano?
Plain
Plains are wide stretches of flat or gently rolling land.
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 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

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 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
3. What is a broad area of flat, low-lying land with gentle relief called: a plain or a volcano?
What is a broad area of fl… · 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 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

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 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.
3. What is a broad area of flat, low-lying land with gentle relief called: a plain or a volcano?
Plain
Plains are wide stretches of flat or gently rolling land.
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 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification