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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 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
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 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 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 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 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

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Landforms & bodies of water

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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 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 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 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 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9

Landforms & bodies of water

Take your time. Show your thinking.

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
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 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 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 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 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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

12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification

Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

Landforms & bodies of water

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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 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 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 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 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.

12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification