Landforms Quiz

What kind of landform does the picture show?

• Mountain

• Canyon

• Valley

• Plateau

What kind of landform is the country of Jamaica?

• Bay

• Valley

• Island

• Plain

What might you find on a prairie?

• Forests

• Grasses

• Oceans

• Mountains

Which might be the BEST place to grow crops?

• On a grassy plain

• On the side of a cliff

• Down in a canyon

• On top of a mountain

What kind of landform is lower than the area around it?

• Mountain

• Island

• Plains

• Valley

What kind of landform does the picture show?

• Canyon

• Plain

• Coast

• Range

Florida is a landform called a PENINSULA. What is a PENINSULA?

• A large piece of land that is totally surrounded by water.

• A kind of land that rises up high and has a peak.

• A landform that is surrounded by water on three sides.

• A small body of water that has land on three of its sides.

How are a plateau and a mountain different?

• A plateau is never high like a mountain.

• A plateau is pointed and a mountain is flat.

• A plateau has a flat top, and a mountain has a peak.

• A plateau must be rocky and a mountain must be grassy.

What landform is this?

• ocean

• plain

• lake

• canyon

GEOGRAPHY is the study of Earth's land. GEOLOGY is the study of earth's structure. What do you think the prefix GEO- means?

• Study

• Earth

• Plants

• Animals