Chapter 3 vocabulary

1. A natural depression on the Earth’s surface is called a __________.
   

• 1. canyon
     

• 1. delta
     

• 1. basin

• 0. hill

1. A deep gorge with a river flowing through it is a _______.

• 1. Canyon
     

• 1. Plateau
     

• 1. Mountain

• 0. Plain

1. A flat area of land formed by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of a river is a _______.

• 1. peninsula

• 0. delta

• 0. island

• 0. river

1. A dry, barren area usually covered with sand is a

• 1. desert

• 0. ocean

• 0. lake

• 0. plain

1. land that gradually rises above the surrounding area; more rounded and smaller than a mountain

• 1. Plateau
     

• 1. Mountain
     

• 1. Hill

• 0. Valley

1. Land completely surrounded by water is an

• 1. Peninsula
     

• Island
  

• 1. lake

• 0. Plain

1. land that rises high above surrounding areas to form pointed, jagged, or rounded peaks

• 1. Hill

• 0. Plateau

• 0. Mountain

• 0. Plain

land surrounded on three sides by water is called ___________.

• ocean

• plateau

• peninsula

• basin

large area of flat or gently rolling land

• delta

• plain

• hill

• mountain

land that rises sharply and is flat on top

• plateau

• valley

• mountain

• hill