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Landforms and Bodies of Water: Complete Each Sentence With A Word From The Box. Some Words Will Not Be Used

This document provides definitions for 13 different landforms and bodies of water. Students are asked to complete sentences with the correct term from a list. The terms are: plain, waterfall, canyon, peninsula, hill, mountain, valley, volcano, river, island, delta, isthmus, and plateau. Definitions provided include that a plain is a large flat or rolling area, a waterfall is water falling over a cliff, and a canyon is a large crack formed by a river or earthquakes.

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Landforms and Bodies of Water: Complete Each Sentence With A Word From The Box. Some Words Will Not Be Used

This document provides definitions for 13 different landforms and bodies of water. Students are asked to complete sentences with the correct term from a list. The terms are: plain, waterfall, canyon, peninsula, hill, mountain, valley, volcano, river, island, delta, isthmus, and plateau. Definitions provided include that a plain is a large flat or rolling area, a waterfall is water falling over a cliff, and a canyon is a large crack formed by a river or earthquakes.

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Name: ______________________________________

Landforms and Bodies of Water


Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Some words will not be used.
bay
canyon
delta
hill

island
isthmus
lake
mountain

ocean
plain
plateau
peninsula

river
valley
volcano
waterfall

1.

A ___________________________ is a large area of flat or gently rolling land.

2.

Water falling over a cliff is a ___________________________.

3.

A large crack in the ground is a ___________________________. It is formed by a river or a


series of earthquakes.

4.

A ___________________________ is an area of water that is mostly surrounded by land.


It connects to an ocean, sea or lake.

5.

A ___________________________ is a mound of land with a rounded top. It is smaller than


a mountain.

6.

A large, tall mass of rock with steep sides is a ___________________________. It is higher


than a hill.

7.

Low land between hills or mountains is a ___________________________.

8.

An opening in the earth's crust from which lava flows is a ___________________________.

9.

A ___________________________ is a stream of water that flows into an ocean, lake or


another stream.

10.

An area of land that is completely surrounded by water is an _______________________.

11.

Low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river is a _______________________.

12.

A thin strip of land that connects two large land areas is an _______________________.
It is surrounded on two sides by water.

13.

A _______________________ is a large area of flat land that is higher than the land
around it.
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ANSWER KEY

Landforms and Bodies of Water


Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Some words will not be used.
bay
canyon
delta
hill

island
isthmus
lake
mountain

ocean
plain
plateau
peninsula

river
valley
volcano
waterfall

1.

A plain is a large area of flat or gently rolling land.

2.

Water falling over a cliff is a waterfall.

3.

A large crack in the ground is a canyon. It is formed by a river or a series of


earthquakes.

4.

A peninsula is an area of water that is mostly surrounded by land.


It connects to an ocean, sea or lake.

5.

A hill is a mound of land with a rounded top. It is smaller than


a mountain.

6.

A large, tall mass of rock with steep sides is a mountain. It is higher than a hill.

7.

Low land between hills or mountains is a valley.

8.

An opening in the earth's crust from which lava flows is a volcano.

9.

A river is a stream of water that flows into an ocean, lake or

10.

An area of land that is completely surrounded by water is an island.

11.

Low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river is a delta.

12.

A thin strip of land that connects two large land areas is an isthmus.
It is surrounded on two sides by water.

13.

A plateau is a large area of flat land that is higher than the land around it.

another stream.

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