Land Related Geographical Term

Total Questions: 24

2 - Basin means ------:

A ) Deep area in land ✅
B ) Deep area of the ocean
C ) Deep area of river
D ) None of these

5 - What is the term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?

A ) Strait
B ) Peninsula
C ) Isthmus ✅
D ) Archipelago

6 - Which term refers to a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides?

A ) Isthmus
B ) Peninsula ✅
C ) Archipelago
D ) Cape

7 - What is the chain or cluster of Iceland called?

A ) Archipelago ✅
B ) Peninsula
C ) Reef
D ) Atoll

8 - What is a naturally formed steep-sided valley often carved by a river?

A ) Delta
B ) Isthmus
C ) Peninsula
D ) Canyon ✅

10 - What is a region of grassland with few or no trees called?

A ) Steppe ✅
B ) Tundra
C ) Savannah
D ) Pampas

12 - What is the name for a hill with a flat top and steep sides?

A ) Butte
B ) Mesa ✅
C ) Ridge
D ) Plateau

17 - Which term describes the fertile crescent shaped region in the Middle East ?

A ) Fertile crescent ✅
B ) Green Belt
C ) Delta
D ) Fertile valley

19 - What is the name for the dry area on the leeward side of a mountain?

A ) Rain Shadow ✅
B ) Desert valley
C ) Wind shadow
D ) Plateau

20 - What is the zone of transition between two biomes called?

A ) Ecotone ✅
B ) Buffer zone
C ) Boundary Region
D ) Margin Area

22 - ----- is an elevated portion of the land with some summit area .

A ) Mountain ✅
B ) Mound
C ) Glacier
D ) None of these

24 - What are organized clusters of houses which are small in number called?

A ) Hamlet ✅
B ) City
C ) Dwelling
D ) None of these