Landforms and Maps Flashcards

1

This is a landform surrounded completely by water.

peninsula
island
basin
Alaska

2

What are seamounts?

valleys on land caused by glaciers
volcanoes under water that don't come to ocean's surface
when two plates move apart
volcanoes on land

3

Physical maps typically show...

bodies of water and cities
capitals
cities and states
land forms and bodies of water

4

Which of the following is NOT considered a landorm ?

mountains
valleys
plains
cities

5

This landform is high, flat land.

peninsula
plateau
basin
valley

6

This landform has a peak.

mountain
valley
isthmus
trench

7

Political maps

show where politicians live
show boundaries of continents, countries, cities, towns etc.
show who voted in elections
teach us about landforms

8

A deep-ocean trench is an underwater ____________

Canyon
Plateau
Mountain
Volcano

9

Continental landforms examples..

valleys, mountains, canyons
trenches, seamounts, mountains
mountains, valleys, trenches
trenches, seamounts, rifts

10

Which is NOT a type of mountain we discussed?

Folded
Block
Pointy
Dome

11

Younger mountains are taller with sharper peaks

True
False

12

This landform is low land between mountains.

plateau
archipelago
valley
delta

13

Topographic maps

Use different colors to show different rock types
Are also called geologic maps
Show states and cities
Use contour lines to show different elevation

14

Oceanic Landforms are...

landforms found anywhere on Earth.
landforms found in the water.
landforms found in space.
landforms found on land.

15

What landform is created when two continental plates collide?

mountain range
canyon
ocean basin
volcano

Landforms and Maps

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Landforms and Maps

Questions 15