Vocabulary Quiz on Key Concepts

Which word best describes the natural features of a region, such as mountains, rivers, and forests?

• Infrastructure

• Landscape

• Analysis

• Collapse

What term refers to the gradual wearing away of soil, rock, or land by natural forces like wind or water?

• Erode

• Preserve

• Impact

• Compromise

Which word means to fall down or give way suddenly?

• Fragile

• Collapse

• Pressure

• Appropriate

Which word describes something that is striking or impressive in appearance or effect?

• Dramatic

• Analysis

• Erode

• Infrastructure

What term is used to describe the force exerted on an object or surface?

• Fragile

• Pressure

• Compromise

• Preserve

Which word means suitable or proper in the circumstances?

• Appropriate

• Collapse

• Impact

• Landscape

What word describes something that is easily broken or damaged?

• Fragile

• Dramatic

• Erode

• Analysis

Which term refers to an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions?

• Infrastructure

• Compromise

• Preserve

• Pressure

What word is used to describe a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something?

• Analysis

• Impact

• Appropriate

• Fragile

Which term refers to the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise?

• Infrastructure

• Landscape

• Erode

• Dramatic