Identifying Landforms Quiz: By: Alyshia Mackenzie

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Identifying Landforms Quiz

By: Alyshia Mackenzie

Mountain

Volcano

Lake

Basin

Waterfall

Butte

Plateau

Canyon

Tributary

10

River

11

Plain

12

Harbour

13

Beach

14

Strait

15

Cape

16

Gulf

17

Isthmus

18

Peninsula

19

Island

20

Delta

21

Sound

22

Ocean

23

Archipelago

Name each landform by looking closely at the image before.

Alluvial fan

An alluvial fan is a fan- or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams.

Divide

Is the boundary that separates one watershed from another.

Mesa

A single flat topped with steep sides.

Moraine

A mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier.

Sandbar

A long, narrow sandbank.

River mouth

A river mouth is the part of a river that flows into a lake, reservoir or ocean.

Flood Plain

An area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river.

Write a definition for each of the landforms


above.

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