Landforms Scavenger Hunt. Print this document out and answer the questions using the interactive map on www.mrnussbaum.com/wlandforms.htm. TEACHERS - click here for ANSWER KEY. Click here to return to Landforms.

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1.) A cape is a strip of land projecting into _________________________________.

2.) An area is considered a desert if it receives less than _____________________ inches of precipitation per year.

3.) What nation is the world's largest archipelago?

4.) The Plateau of Tibet is sometimes referred to as _______________________________________.

 

5.) About how many people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest?

6.) What animals might you find on the African Savanna?

 

7.) A bay is larger than a _________________, but smaller than a ________________.

8.) Approximately how long is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

9.) A glacier is a slow moving mass of ________________.

10.) A peninsula is an extension of land surrounded by water on ___________ sides.

11.)***Bonus - What landform connects two large areas of land?

12.)***Bonus - What is a long depression in the surface of the land surrounded by higher hills or mountains?