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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