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Landforms & Terrain Quiz

Landforms & Terrain · Exam Mode

20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end

Earth's surface is constantly shaped by powerful natural forces, creating mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, and countless other landforms. Learning about landforms and terrain h...

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All 20 questions in this Landforms & Terrain quiz
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. The 'Congo Basin' contains the world's second-largest what?

    • A. Lake
    • B. Mountain Range
    • C. Desert
    • D. Rainforest
  4. What is the name of the world's longest river?

    • A. Mississippi
    • B. Amazon
    • C. Nile
    • D. Yangtze
  5. The 'Angel Falls' the world's highest waterfall is in which country?

    • A. Venezuela
    • B. Guyana
    • C. Brazil
    • D. Colombia
  6. A 'Peninsula' is land surrounded by water on how many sides?

    • A. Four
    • B. Three
    • C. One
    • D. Two
  7. The 'Badlands' are a type of dry terrain found in which US state?

    • A. Oregon
    • B. Florida
    • C. South Dakota
    • D. Maine
  8. In which country is the Atacama Desert - considered the world's driest non-polar desert?

    • A. Argentina
    • B. Peru
    • C. Chile
    • D. Bolivia
  9. A 'Plateau' is also known as what type of landform?

    • A. Tableland
    • B. Basin
    • C. Valley
    • D. Ridge
  10. What is the name of the volcanic archipelago in the North Atlantic that includes Heimaey and Surtsey?

    • A. Canary Islands
    • B. Faroe Islands
    • C. Azores
    • D. Westman Islands
  11. What is the name of the world's most visited national park?

    • A. Grand Canyon
    • B. Rocky Mountain
    • C. Yosemite
    • D. Yellowstone
  12. 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
  13. What is the name of the world's largest gorge carved by a river in Asia?

    • A. Tiger Leaping Gorge
    • B. Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon
    • C. Three Gorges
    • D. Indus Gorge
  14. The 'Giant's Causeway' is a famous basalt column formation in which country?

    • A. Iceland
    • B. Norway
    • C. Scotland
    • D. Ireland
  15. In which US state is Death Valley - the hottest and driest place in North America?

    • A. California
    • B. Utah
    • C. Arizona
    • D. Nevada
  16. What is the name of the world's largest peninsula?

    • A. Indian Subcontinent Peninsula
    • B. Iberian Peninsula
    • C. Arabian Peninsula
    • D. Scandinavian Peninsula
  17. 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
  18. What type of landform is a narrow rocky ridge typically found between two cirques in alpine terrain?

    • A. Horn
    • B. Cols
    • C. Arte
    • D. Moraine
  19. What is the name of the world's largest hot spring in the United States?

    • A. Prismatic Spring
    • B. Norris Geyser Basin
    • C. Grand Prismatic Spring
    • D. Mammoth Hot Springs
  20. What is the name of the world's largest wetland in Africa - home to extraordinary wildlife?

    • A. Sudd
    • B. Niger Inland Delta
    • C. Okavango Delta
    • D. Bangweulu Swamp