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Landforms & Terrain Quiz

Landforms & Terrain · Easy

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Landforms are the natural physical features of Earth's surface, created by tectonic forces, erosion, volcanic activity, and glaciation. They include mountains, valleys, plains, pla...

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All 20 questions in this Landforms & Terrain quiz
  1. A 'Delta' is a landform found at the mouth of what?

    • A. Glacier
    • B. River
    • C. Desert
    • D. Mountain
  2. What is the name of the world's longest river?

    • A. Mississippi
    • B. Amazon
    • C. Nile
    • D. Yangtze
  3. What is the name of the world's largest mangrove forest shared between India and Bangladesh?

    • A. Daintree Forest
    • B. Congo Mangroves
    • C. Pantanal
    • D. Sundarbans
  4. What is the name of the world's largest desert (including cold deserts)?

    • A. Gobi Desert
    • B. Arctic Desert
    • C. Sahara Desert
    • D. Antarctic Desert
  5. What is the name of the world's largest active geyser field located in the United States?

    • A. Valley of Geysers
    • B. Rotorua
    • C. El Tatio
    • D. Yellowstone
  6. The 'Urals' are traditionally considered the boundary between which two continents?

    • A. Africa/Europe
    • B. Europe/Asia
    • C. Asia/Africa
    • D. North/South America
  7. What type of landform is formed when a river makes a bend that eventually gets cut off from the main river channel?

    • A. Floodplain
    • B. Oxbow lake
    • C. Bayou
    • D. Meander
  8. What is the name of the vast semi-arid zone stretching across Africa south of the Sahara?

    • A. Kalahari
    • B. Sahel
    • C. Savanna
    • D. Serengeti
  9. What is the name of the mountain range that forms the backbone of Italy?

    • A. Cantabrian Mountains
    • B. Alps
    • C. Dolomites
    • D. Apennines
  10. What is the name of the world's largest rainforest?

    • A. Daintree Rainforest
    • B. Amazon Rainforest
    • C. Valdivian Rainforest
    • D. Congo Rainforest
  11. What is the name of the horseshoe-shaped region of tectonic activity encircling the Pacific Ocean?

    • A. Tectonic Belt
    • B. Pacific Plate
    • C. Ring of Fire
    • D. Circum-Pacific Belt
  12. The 'Congo Basin' contains the world's second-largest what?

    • A. Lake
    • B. Mountain Range
    • C. Desert
    • D. Rainforest
  13. In which US state is Death Valley - the hottest and driest place in North America?

    • A. California
    • B. Utah
    • C. Arizona
    • D. Nevada
  14. What is the name of the narrow land bridge connecting the two Americas?

    • A. Central American Isthmus
    • B. Mosquito Coast
    • C. Yucatan Peninsula
    • D. Darien Gap
  15. What is the name of the world's largest river by volume of water discharged?

    • A. Amazon
    • B. Nile
    • C. Congo
    • D. Yangtze
  16. What is the name of the southern tip of the South American continent?

    • A. Cape Horn
    • B. Cape Agulhas
    • C. Tierra del Fuego
    • D. Magellan Strait
  17. What is the name of the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area?

    • A. Lake Baikal
    • B. Lake Huron
    • C. Lake Superior
    • D. Lake Victoria
  18. What is the name of the world's largest coral reef system?

    • A. Mesoamerican
    • B. Great Barrier Reef
    • C. Red Sea Reef
    • D. Apo Reef
  19. What is the name of the world's largest island (excluding continents)?

    • A. New Guinea
    • B. Greenland
    • C. Borneo
    • D. Baffin Island
  20. In which country is Uluru (Ayers Rock) located?

    • A. South Africa
    • B. New Zealand
    • C. Papua New Guinea
    • D. Australia