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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
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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
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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
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The 'Congo Basin' contains the world's second-largest what?
- A. Lake
- B. Mountain Range
- C. Desert
- D. Rainforest
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What is the name of the world's longest river?
- A. Mississippi
- B. Amazon
- C. Nile
- D. Yangtze
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The 'Angel Falls' the world's highest waterfall is in which country?
- A. Venezuela
- B. Guyana
- C. Brazil
- D. Colombia
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A 'Peninsula' is land surrounded by water on how many sides?
- A. Four
- B. Three
- C. One
- D. Two
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The 'Badlands' are a type of dry terrain found in which US state?
- A. Oregon
- B. Florida
- C. South Dakota
- D. Maine
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In which country is the Atacama Desert - considered the world's driest non-polar desert?
- A. Argentina
- B. Peru
- C. Chile
- D. Bolivia
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A 'Plateau' is also known as what type of landform?
- A. Tableland
- B. Basin
- C. Valley
- D. Ridge
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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
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What is the name of the world's most visited national park?
- A. Grand Canyon
- B. Rocky Mountain
- C. Yosemite
- D. Yellowstone
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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
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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
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The 'Giant's Causeway' is a famous basalt column formation in which country?
- A. Iceland
- B. Norway
- C. Scotland
- D. Ireland
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In which US state is Death Valley - the hottest and driest place in North America?
- A. California
- B. Utah
- C. Arizona
- D. Nevada
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What is the name of the world's largest peninsula?
- A. Indian Subcontinent Peninsula
- B. Iberian Peninsula
- C. Arabian Peninsula
- D. Scandinavian Peninsula
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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
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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
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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
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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