Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which theme of geography organizes the world into locations because they share common characteristics?
2. Half of Earth is called a .....
3. Breakdown of rocks by water, roots, temperature changes, & natural acids
4. Various shapes on the Earth's surface
5. Stream or small river that flows into a large river
6. Which isn't an R in the Park Model
7. ![Plateau](https://example.com/plateau.jpg) What is a plateau?
8. The land next to an ocean
9. Which is a landform?
10. A plain place between mountains is a
11. What is the equator?
12. Land that rises at least 1, 000 feet or more above its surrounding area (steep sides)
13. What is half of a sphere called?
14. Narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land
15. What is a dry area where little rain falls and few plants grow?
16. Which mountain range was created when the Indian plate buckled into the Eurasian plate?
17. What type of climate do the Rockies and Pacific Ranges have?
18. The Vindhya and the Satpura are examples of fold mountains in India.
19. What is the name of the sandstone formation in Australia that is an erosional remnant and all that remains from an ancient plain?
20. Where a river/stream empties into a larger body of water
21. What is a beach?
22. Which of the following is a human feature?
23. What is a levee?
24. What are the fossil fuels found in the US?
25. What is the definition of Bay?
26. An area of land that is slightly raised and has sloping sides is called a/an .....
27. ![Gulf](https://example.com/gulf.jpg) What is a gulf?
28. A river is a large stream of flowing water.
29. What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
30. The flat and fertile land is called:
31. A group or chain of islands.(Usually 4 or more.)
32. Which landform has a PEAK?
33. What is a common feature found in the Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia?
34. Mount Vesuvius and Mount Fuji
35. Every Geyser is a hot spring but every hot spring is not a Geyser.
36. ..... flowing through ..... provide enough water for human settlements.
37. Which type of map would you use to understand the climate of a region?
38. ![Canyon](https://example.com/canyon.jpg) What is a canyon?
39. What are the FOUR landforms we are learning about?
40. Grassland with isolated trees, in Africa
41. Which two landforms have the most in common?
42. What is the capital of Texas?
43. This mountain range along the East Coast of the US is the oldest range in North America.
44. ![Lake](https://example.com/lake.jpg) Identify the landform that is a large body of water surrounded by land.
45. Rocks are composed of particles that contain variouscombinations of such common elements as
46. The place where the river starts is known as the ..... , the journey of the river from it's source to it's mouth is called the ..... and the place where the river drains out it's water into another water body is known as .....
47. What moves and flows through land?
48. Transportation and communication
49. What is the process of decay and disintegration of rocks, leading to the production of soil from rock?
50. What is the scientific study of landforms, the processes that make them, why they vary, and their significance at different scales?
51. The movement of ..... water, and wind change the Earth's surface.
52. Most plates move a few ..... per year.
53. Which country do we live in?
54. A large flat, gently rolling region
55. Sedimentary rocks evolve under water in horizontal bedscalled
56. Which part of a map shows the cardinal directions?
57. What is the longest mountain range in North America?
58. Is the process by which rocks are broken and swept away.
59. A plateau is raised land with a flat top.
60. Which part of the map lets us know which direction to go?