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Landforms & Terrain Quiz
Landforms & Terrain · Medium
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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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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 world's second deepest lake and Africa's longest lake?
- A. Lake Baikal
- B. Lake Malawi
- C. Lake Victoria
- D. Lake Tanganyika
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The 'Steppes' are vast grasslands found primarily in which region?
- A. North Africa
- B. Central Asia
- C. South America
- D. Western Europe
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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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What is the name of the world's highest waterfall after Angel Falls?
- A. Browne Falls
- B. Utigord Falls
- C. Tugela Falls
- D. James Bruce Falls
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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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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 vast tundra lake district in northern Canada with over a million lakes?
- A. Canadian Shield
- B. Prairie Provinces
- C. Laurentian Plateau
- D. Labrador
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The Great Rift Valley is a continuous geographic trench in which continent?
- A. Africa
- B. South America
- C. Australia
- D. Asia
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What is the name of the world's largest area of permafrost?
- A. Canadian Arctic
- B. Siberian lowlands
- C. Tibetan Plateau
- D. Siberian permafrost plateau
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The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
- A. Queensland
- B. Tasmania
- C. New South Wales
- D. Victoria
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What is the name of the world's widest waterfall - measured by width rather than height?
- A. Iguaz Falls
- B. Khone Phapheng Falls
- C. Victoria Falls
- D. Niagara Falls
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What is the name of the world's largest tropical grassland biome found in Brazil?
- A. Caatinga
- B. Pantanal
- C. Cerrado
- D. Amazon Rainforest
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In which country is the Yucatan Peninsula located?
- A. Mexico
- B. Peru
- C. Brazil
- D. Colombia
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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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Which is the highest plateau in the world?
- A. Deccan
- B. Colorado
- C. Tibetan
- D. Mongolian
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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 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
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The 'Great Barrier Reef' is located in which sea?
- A. Tasman Sea
- B. Coral Sea
- C. Timor Sea
- D. Arafura Sea
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What is the name of the ancient rock formation in Western Australia considered among Earth's oldest landscape?
- A. Nullarbor Plain
- B. Pilbara
- C. Bungle Bungles
- D. Kimberley Plateau