BJU Cultural Geography Ch 2 Landforms and Bodies of Water

Question 1

Tallest mountain range in the world

Accepted Answer

Himalayas

Question 2

A semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers flowing into it and a free connection to the open sea.

Accepted Answer

estuary

Question 3

A strip of land with water on two sides that connects two larger areas

Accepted Answer

Isthmus

Question 4

Is the Caspian Sea really a sea ?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major landforms?

Accepted Answer

desert

Question 6

The river with the largest drainage basin is

Accepted Answer

The Amazon

Question 7

An area of open water bordered by land on three sides

Accepted Answer

bay

Question 8

An area at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 9

A bay is larger than a gulf.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What Mountain Range Has the Tallest Mountain In The World?

Accepted Answer

Himalayas

Question 11

A river basin is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

A flat topped hill with steep sides

Accepted Answer

mesa

Question 13

What are plains?

Accepted Answer

Large, flat areas of land

Question 14

A group of islands

Accepted Answer

archipelago

Question 15

A bayou is a slow moving stream or marshy lake

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

a piece of land that juts into water

Accepted Answer

Peninsula

Question 17

What is the longest river in the world

Accepted Answer

The Nile

Question 18

A group of mountain ranges is called a

Accepted Answer

mountain system

Question 19

The divides seen on this map are dividing

Accepted Answer

River systems

Question 20

There is no set elevation to determine if an area of high land is a hill or a mountain.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 20