This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the largest Plateau in the world located? A) Tibet. B) China. C) Tanzania. D) India. E) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 2.  Which landform is a body of water partially enclosed by land, but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea? A) Bay. B) River. C) Lake. D) PlateauTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bay. 3. A narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses. A) Isthmus. B) Plateau. C) River. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isthmus. 4. What is the landform described as 'A medium-sized flat-topped mountain or hill'? A) Mesa. B) Valley. C) Peninsula. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesa. 5. A volcanic eruption sends ..... A) Lava, ash and smoke. B) Lava, ash and water. C) Lava, ash and spinning wind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava, ash and smoke. 6. Name the area which surrounded by three sides of water A) Peninsula. B) Delta. C) Isthmus. D) Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peninsula. 7. A landform that forms when wind carries sand in dry areas or along coasts A) Mountain. B) Delta. C) Dune. D) Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dune. 8. Travel, trade, or e-mail is A) Human Environment interaction. B) Location. C) Place. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 9. What is the definition of Pangea? A) Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica. B) Any natural formation of rock and dirt that is found on earth. C) When all the continents were one big landmass millions of years ago. D) Any part of the earth's surface that stands much higher than its surroundings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When all the continents were one big landmass millions of years ago. 10. This is an area that is really dry and hot, where hardly any plants grow. A) Island. B) Desert. C) Valley. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 11. Land surrounded completely by water. A) Gulf. B) Island. C) Volcano. D) Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Island. 12. What lake does the "S" stand for in the acronym HOMES? A) Snow. B) Superior. C) Super. D) Salami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Superior. 13. What is the definition of Gulf? A) Part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land. B) A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. C) A large area of flat land with few trees. D) A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land. 14. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Florida's Everglades? A) Mountainous terrain. B) Dense forests. C) Vast wetlands. D) Desert sands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vast wetlands. 15. A ..... is a dry area that gets less than 10 inches of rainfall per year. A) Desert. B) Coast. C) Lake. D) Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 16. How many oceans are on the Earth? A) 6. B) 4. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 17. What is the climate of central and southern California? A) Humid sub-tropical. B) Semi-arid. C) Continental. D) Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mediterranean. 18. How is an oxbow lake formed? A) By the deposition of sediment along the river bank. B) By the retreat of a waterfall upstream. C) By the vertical erosion of a river. D) By the erosion of the outside of meander bends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the erosion of the outside of meander bends. 19. Which is NOT a way that erosion occurs? A) Ice. B) Heat. C) Wind. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat. 20. Which of the following are suitable for agriculture, settlement and transportation? A) Plains. B) Mountain. C) Plateau. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plains. 21. An area of water that is mostly surrounded by land. A) River. B) Waterfall. C) Wetland. D) Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bay. 22. Scientists can always predict an earthquake. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 23. Where do rivers usually get their water from? A) Underground pipes. B) The ocean. C) Big lakes. D) Rain or melted snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rain or melted snow. 24. What are the 7 Continents? A) Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica. B) Any natural formation of rock and dirt that is found on earth. C) When all the continents were one big landmass millions of years ago. D) Any part of the earth's surface that stands much higher than its surroundings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica. 25. One of the longest rivers in the world that is located in the United States is the A) Snake. B) Wolf. C) Mississippi. D) Ohio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mississippi. 26. How much rainfall do deserts usually get? A) Less than 250mm. B) More than 400mm. C) Less than 350mm. D) Approx. 500mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less than 250mm. 27. A landform is BEST described as: A) A landform is created and/or modified by humans. B) A landform consists of a variety of geographical features that are characteristic of an area. C) A landform is a natural geographic feature or shape that appears on the Earth's surface. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A landform is a natural geographic feature or shape that appears on the Earth's surface. 28. What is a piece of land that has water all around it? A) Cliff. B) Island. C) Lake. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Island. 29. The strength of an earthquake is measured using the: A) Faults. B) Seismic waves. C) Foci. D) Richter scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richter scale. 30. It is the name of the world's largest island. A) Greenland. B) Madagascar. C) Manhattan. D) Cuba. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenland. 31. Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses A) Plain. B) Plateau. C) Physical Feature. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plain. 32. What is an estuary? A) An arc-shaped lake cut off from a river. B) A pronounced bend in a river. C) The tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea. D) A narrow, steep sided valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tidal mouth of a river where it meets the sea. 33. TRUE OR FALSE:The countries of Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Costa Rica are also known as Central America A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. A large body of water surrounded by land is a ..... A) Lake. B) Hill. C) Ocean. D) Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake. 35. Arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation A) Desert. B) Deseret. C) Deserted. D) Dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 36. An area of wet, soggy land with many pools of water. A) Lake. B) Waterfall. C) Wetland. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wetland. 37. How many oceans are there between continents? A) 5. B) 4. C) 7. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 38. A/an ..... is a long piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. A) Isthmus. B) Bay. C) Island. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsula. 39. Wearing away of Earth is known as? A) Erosion. B) Weather. C) Horst. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 40. Natural removal of rock pieces by wind, waves, glaciers, and running water A) Fauna. B) Uniformitarianism. C) Erosion. D) Flora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 41. What is a plateau or mesa? A) An area of high ground. B) A chain or group of islands. C) An area of land completely surrounded by water. D) An area of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded by water on three sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An area of high ground. 42. What is a delta? A) Flat, low-lying land built up from the soil carried downstream by a river. B) A narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water. C) A small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream. D) A sheltered place along the shoreline where ships can anchor safely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat, low-lying land built up from the soil carried downstream by a river. 43. What is the name of the plains located east of the Rocky Mountains? A) Atlantic Coastal Plain. B) Piedmont Plains. C) Great Plains. D) Central LowlandsTagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Plains. 44. Which landform is surrounded by land? A) Mountain Range. B) Plateau. C) Lake. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lake. 45. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses A) Isthmus. B) Mesa. C) Bridge. D) Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isthmus. 46. A narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land is called an ..... A) Island. B) Isthmus. C) Peninsula. D) Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isthmus. 47. How do people, goods, and ideas get around? A) Human-environment interaction. B) Movement. C) Location. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. 48. What is a shape or feature on the Earth's surface? A) Landform. B) Geography. C) Natural resources. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landform. 49. An arrangement of physical features in an area like Florida, characterized by dissolved limestone features like caverns, water-bearing layers, and sinkholes is called A) A relief map. B) A topographic map. C) Karst topography. D) Basic topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karst topography. 50. A place where two plates of the lithosphere move away from each other A) Divergent boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Epicenter boundary. D) Transform boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent boundary. 51. Which of the following DO NOT represent the Natural Environment? A) Rain and snow. B) Cars and busses. C) Soil. D) Deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cars and busses. 52. Which of these is an example of a hot desert? A) Antarctica. B) Gobi Desert. C) Tibetan Plateau. D) Thar Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thar Desert. 53. Which landform is characterized by steep cliffs and a flat top? A) Plateau. B) Valley. C) Mesa. D) Canyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plateau. 54. Fill in the blank.The path where a river flows is called a ..... A) Mountains. B) Hills. C) Course or Channel. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Course or Channel. 55. What landform is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides (like the state of Florida)? A) A Bay. B) A Peninsula. C) A Valley. D) A Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Peninsula. 56. A landform much higher than the land around it A) Volcano. B) Plain. C) Delta. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountain. 57. With all the minerals and resources Africa has within its continent, what is the most important economic activity? A) Drilling. B) Industrial. C) Mining. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 58. What kind of landform covers most of the middle part of the United States? A) Plains. B) Mountains. C) Plateaus. D) Hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plains. 59. Mountains are found ..... and even under the ocean. A) Along rivers. B) On every continent. C) Near volcanoes. D) In every state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On every continent. 60. In which two types of landscapes might you find a sand dune landform? A) Coastal and Arid. B) Arid and riverine. C) Riverine and Karst. D) Urban and artic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coastal and Arid. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 8Class 11 Geography Chapter 3 Landforms Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books