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Landforms & Terrain Quiz

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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. In which US state is Death Valley - the hottest and driest place in North America?

    • A. California
    • B. Utah
    • C. Arizona
    • D. Nevada
  2. The 'Steppes' are vast grasslands found primarily in which region?

    • A. North Africa
    • B. Central Asia
    • C. South America
    • D. Western Europe
  3. What is the name of the world's largest island (excluding continents)?

    • A. New Guinea
    • B. Greenland
    • C. Borneo
    • D. Baffin Island
  4. What type of landform is a circular or oval depression formed by glacial erosion on a mountainside?

    • A. Moraine
    • B. Arte
    • C. Tarn
    • D. Cirque
  5. What is a 'Savanna'?

    • A. A dense forest
    • B. A frozen tundra
    • C. A sandy desert
    • D. A grassy plain with scattered trees
  6. What is the name of the world's largest river island - located in the Brahmaputra River?

    • A. Umananda
    • B. Peacock Island
    • C. Kumari
    • D. Majuli
  7. 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
  8. What is the name of the largest canyon in the solar system - found on Mars?

    • A. Valles Marineris
    • B. Hellas Basin
    • C. Olympus Mons
    • D. Argyre Planitia
  9. What is the name of the world's largest volcanic crater still containing a lake?

    • A. Mount Pinatubo Crater
    • B. Toba
    • C. Taal Lake
    • D. Crater Lake
  10. What is the name of the world's largest coral atoll by land area?

    • A. Lifou
    • B. Maldives
    • C. Tarawa
    • D. Kiritimati
  11. What is the name of the world's largest tropical grassland biome found in Brazil?

    • A. Caatinga
    • B. Pantanal
    • C. Cerrado
    • D. Amazon Rainforest
  12. What is the name of the geographical line that separates the biogeographically distinct Asian and Australian fauna zones?

    • A. Wallace Line
    • B. Lydekker's Line
    • C. Huxley's Line
    • D. Weber's Line
  13. What is the name of the world's largest cave chamber by area?

    • A. Sarawak Chamber
    • B. Deer Cave
    • C. Hang Son Doong
    • D. Majlis al Jinn
  14. What is the name of the world's largest lava field system in Iceland?

    • A. Skaft Fires
    • B. Laki
    • C. Vatnajokull
    • D. Odahraun
  15. What is the name of the largest active volcano on Earth by volume?

    • A. Mount Etna
    • B. Mauna Loa
    • C. Mount Fuji
    • D. Klauea
  16. What is the name of the world's largest lake by surface area?

    • A. Caspian Sea
    • B. Lake Victoria
    • C. Lake Superior
    • D. Lake Baikal
  17. What is the name of the world's largest inland sand dune sea found in the Sahara?

    • A. Erg Chebbi
    • B. An Nafud
    • C. Erg Chech
    • D. Rub' al Khali
  18. What is the name of the world's largest salt flat?

    • A. Salar de Uyuni
    • B. Etosha Pan
    • C. Bonneville Salt Flats
    • D. Makgadikgadi
  19. What type of geological feature is the Hawaiian Islands formed by?

    • A. A hotspot
    • B. A mid-ocean ridge
    • C. A transform fault
    • D. A subduction zone
  20. The 'Angel Falls' the world's highest waterfall is in which country?

    • A. Venezuela
    • B. Guyana
    • C. Brazil
    • D. Colombia