Learning about landforms

Match the name of the landform, or geographical feature, with its definition.

• The entire body of saltwater covering more than 70% of the earth’s surface

• ocean

• A large body of water that is completely surrounded by land.

• lake

• An elevated portion of the earth’s surface, generally very large and tall

• island

• A dry area with little rainfall and where few plants grow

• desert

• A body of land that is completely surrounded by water

• mountain

Label the diagram with the corresponding names of the landforms:

• I - island, O - ocean, P (top) - peninsula, P (bottom) - prairie, M - mountain, V - valley, W - waterfall, L - lake, R - river, D - desert

• I - island, O - ocean, P (top) - prairie, P (bottom) - peninsula, M - mountain, V - volcano, W - waterfall, L - lake, R - river, D - desert

• I - island, O - ocean, P (top) - peninsula, P (bottom) - prairie, M - mountain, V - valley, W - waterfall, L - lagoon, R - river, D - delta

• I - island, O - ocean, P (top) - peninsula, P (bottom) - prairie, M - mountain, V - valley, W - waterfall, L - lake, R - reservoir, D - desert

Select the two words that are used exclusively for singular.

• This and that

• These and those

• These and that

• Those and this

The difference between them is:

• Their properties are not the same.

• They have identical properties.

• They are always the same.

• There is no difference between them.

Which of the following are the three articles in English?

• a, an, the

• a, an, of

• the, an, in

• a, the, is

Select the word that can be used for both singular and plural.

• They

• He

• She

• It

We use this only when we are talking about something specific, never when we are talking about something general.

• the

• a

• an

• some

Which of the following is an example of an article in English?

• a

• cat

• run

• blue

Jeremy is a young university student. Fill in the blanks with the correct article to complete Jeremy’s anecdote. I had _______ interesting adventure _______ other day. I was walking to school when I saw _______ young woman trying to change _______ tire of her car. I stopped to help her, but _______ jack was too small and it couldn’t lift _______ car. Another car stopped and we asked _______ driver if he had _______ jack. He had one, but when I took off _______ flat tire, it turned out that her spare tire didn’t have air. _______ driver of _______ other car took _______ woman to fix _______ tire while I waited and watched her car. Well, they finally arrived and I changed _______ tire. At least she gave me _______ ride to school.

• an, the, a, the, the, the, the, a, the, the, the, the, the, a

• a, a, the, a, a, a, a, the, a, a, a, a, a, the

• the, an, the, an, an, an, an, the, an, an, an, an, an, the

• a, the, an, the, a, the, a, an, the, a, the, a, the, an

We use 'the' for rivers, deserts, oceans, seas, mountain ranges, groups of islands, groups of lakes. Which of the following is correct?

• The Fraser River

• Fraser River

• A Fraser River

• An Fraser River