Unit 4B - Landforms Vocabulary Quiz #1

What is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill?

• plateau

• canyon

• valley

• mountain

What is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it?

• Mountain

• Desert

• Valley

• Ocean

What is a large area of flat land with few trees?

• Forest

• Desert

• Mountain

• Prairie

What is a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain?

• Hill

• Valley

• Plateau

• Canyon

What is a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it?

• Prairie

• Canyon

• Mountain

• Desert

What is the highest point of a mountain?

• Plateau

• Summit

• Valley

• Base

What is a long, deep, narrow valley with steep sides?

• Plateau

• Tundra

• Prairie

• Canyon

What is a broad, open, rolling land with low relief?

• Prairie

• Canyon

• Desert

• Mountain

What is a large, steep hill?

• Mountain

• Desert

• Pond

• Valley

What is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides?

• Tundra

• Prairie

• Canyon

• Plateau