Name ______2nd Grade Landforms Checkpoint 3rd 9 Weeks

1. Which is the highest landform?

A.  a peninsula

B.  a mountain

C.  a valley

2. Which landform is surrounded by water?

A.  an island

B.  a river

C.  a plain

3. Which landform is very dry and has little vegetation?

A.  a hill

B.  an island

C.  a desert

4. Which is the largest body of water?

A.  a river

B.  an ocean

C.  a lake

5. A river has land ______.

A.  on 2 sides

B.  all around it

C.  on 3 sides

6. A hill is ______than a mountain.

A.  higher

B.  larger

C.  smaller

7. A peninsula is land with water on ______sides.

A. 1

B.  2

C.  3

8. A plain is ______land.

A.  flat

B.  dry

C.  high

9. A continent is ______.

A.  one of the largest land areas on the earth

B.  groups of states

C.  land with water all around it

10. How many continents are there?

A.  5

B.  7

C.  8

11. ______have many trees.

A.  Oceans

B.  Deserts

C.  Forests

12. ______are lowlands between mountains.

A.  Coasts

B.  Hills

C.  Valleys

13. ______touch oceans.

A.  Coasts

B.  Hills

C.  Plains

14. The largest pieces of land found on Earth are called ______.

A.  consumers

B.  states

C.  continents

15. A ______is a long body of water that flows across the land.

A.  river

B.  coast

C.  valley

16. The United States is a country in ______.

A.  Canada

B.  South America

C.  North America

17. Georgia is a ______in the United States.

A.  city

B.  state

C.  country

18. ______is a very large body of salt water.

A.  A peninsula

B.  An ocean

C.  A pond

19. ______is the largest continent on Earth.

A.  North America

B.  Australia

C.  Asia

20. ______rises above the land around it.

A.  An island

B.  A lake

C.  A hill

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Name ______2nd Grade Landforms Checkpoint 3rd 9 Weeks

Answer Key

1.  B

2.  A

3.  C

4.  B

5.  A

6.  C

7.  C

8.  A

9.  A

10. B

11. C

12. C

13. A

14. C

15. A

16. C

17. B

18. B

19. C

20. C

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