Name: ______________________________________
Landform Matching
Match each landform listed below with its description.
_____ 1. plain a. area of land that is completely
surrounded by water
_____ 2. plateau b. large, flat area of land
_____ 3. peninsula c. area of flat land that is higher than
the land around it
_____ 4. island d. narrow strip of land with water on both
sides that connects two large areas of land
_____ 5. isthmus e. strip of land that sticks out into a body of
water; area of land mostly surrounded by
water
Here are more landforms.
Match each with its description.
_____ 6. mountain f. an opening in the earth's crust from which
lava flows
_____ 7. hill g. large mound of land with a rounded top;
smaller than a mountains
_____ 8. volcano h. a large crack in the ground made by a
river or a series of earthquakes
_____ 9. valley i. large, tall mass of rock with steep sides;
taller than hills
_____ 10. canyon j. low land between hills or mountains
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ANSWER KEY
Landform Matching
Match each landform listed below with its description.
b 1. plain a. area of land that is completely
surrounded by water
c 2. plateau b. large, flat area of land
e 3. peninsula c. area of flat land that is higher than
the land around it
a 4. island d. narrow strip of land with water on both
sides that connects two large areas of land
d 5. isthmus e. strip of land that sticks out into a body of
water; area of land mostly surrounded by
water
Here are more landforms.
Match each with its description.
i 6. mountain f. an opening in the earth's crust from which
lava flows
g 7. hill g. large mound of land with a rounded top;
smaller than a mountain
f 8. volcano h. a large crack in the ground made by a
river or series of earthquakes
j 9. valley i. large, tall mass of rock with steep sides;
taller than hills
h 10. canyon j. low land between hills or mountains
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