Ch. 3 Lesson 4 - Landforms & Bodies of Water

Landforms and Bodies of Water

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Ch. 3 Lesson 4

Multiple Choice

What is the study of Earth called?

• A. photography

• B. biology

• C. geography

• D. zoology

Multiple Choice

The shapes of Earth's land are called ___.

• continents

• landforms

• land masses

• bodies of water

Mountains are the highest land on Earth. Some mountains are rocky. Some are snowy. Some are covered in grass and trees.

Mountain

Hills are raised land. It is higher than the land around it.

Hills are smaller than mountains.

Hill

Valleys are low land between mountains or hills.

Valley

Multiple Choice

The low land between mountains or hills is called...

• a mountain

• a plateau

• a valley

• a canyon

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​Plains are large areas of flat land. There are no big hills or mountains.

Plain

A plateau is a high plain. It is a raised area of land that is flat on top.

Plateau

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• What are the bodies of water found on Earth?

• What kind of water is found in ocean? In lakes? In rivers?

​Islands are landforms with water on all sides (surrounded by water/water is all around it).

Island

​A coast is an area where land meets the ocean.

Coast

A peninsula is a landform with water on all sides except for one (almost surrounded by water).

Peninsula

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Multiple Choice

Florida is an example of what type of landform?

• island

• coast

• peninsula

• hill

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What landform does this picture show?

• River

• Island

• Plateau

• Peninsula

Multiple Choice

What body of water does this picture show?

• A. Ocean

• B. Lake

• C. Peninsula

• D. River

Multiple Choice

What landform does this picture show?

• A. Mountain

• B. Plateau

• C. Plain

• D. Peninsula

Multiple Choice

What body of water does this picture show?

• A. Ocean

• B. Lake

• C. Pond

• D. River