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Geography Terms: Land Forms
Name ___________________________
Date _____________________
Flashcards:
After your children have studied these pages, cut out the following twelve land form pictures, and write
the name of the landform on the back of the square. Test your children with these by:
1. Holding up the picture and reading the definition
2. Reading the definition and asking them to match the photo and name
VALLEY
The low, often flat area between
mountains.
GULF
An arm of an ocean or a sea
That is large in size and is
partially surrounded by land.
DESERT
An area of very dry land usually
with very little plants, that
receives very little rainfall each
year.
ISTHMUS
A thin section of land that
connects two larger bodies of
land.
PLATEAU
A relatively flat piece of land
that is at a high elevation.
STRAIT
A thin strip of water that connect
two larger bodies of water
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HARBOR
A part of a body of water
protected and deep enough to
furnish anchorage.
BAY
Date _____________________
PENNINSULA
A piece of land jutting out into
the water whether with or
without a well-defined isthmus
COAST
A small body of water set off
from the main body of water.
The land near a shore.
ISLAND
A tract of land surrounded by
water and smaller than a
continent.
PRAIRIE
a large area of level or rolling
grassland
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Date _____________________
Write the type of landform under each picture.
1 ___________________
2 ___________________
3 _____________________
4 ____________________
5 ____________________
6 ____________________
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Date _____________________
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Geography Terms: Land Forms
Name ___________________________
Date _____________________
Match the word with its definition. Put the correct letter on the line next to the
word.
1. Coast
_____
A. An area of very dry land usually with very little plants, that
receives very little rainfall each year.
2. Bay
_____
B. An arm of an ocean or a sea that is large in size and is
partially surrounded by land.
3. Valley
_____
C. A thin strip of water that connect two larger bodies of water
4. Plateau
_____
D. A part of a body of water protected and deep enough to
furnish anchorage.
5. Isthmus
_____
E. A large area of level or rolling grassland
6. Strait
_____
F. A piece of land jutting out into the water whether with or
without a well-defined isthmus
7. Harbor
_____
G. The low, often flat area between mountains.
8. Gulf
_____
H. The land near a shore.
9. Desert
_____
I. A small body of water set off from the main body of water.
10. Plain
_____
J. A thin section of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
11. Island
_____
K. A relatively flat piece of land that is at a high elevation.
12. Penninsula
_____
M. A tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a
continent.
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ANSWERS:
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1. Isthmus
2. Plateau
3. Bay
4. Strait
5. Harbor
6. Penninsula
7. Valley
8. Desert
9. Plain
10. Coast
11. Gulf
12. Island
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1. H
2. I
3. G
4. K
5. J
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. E
11. L
12. F
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