Maps – Physical Features
Part A – Physical Feature Picture Match Directions – Circle the picture
that matches the physical feature (landmarks) that you would see on
a map. (LC-2-ESS2-2a)
Mountain
Forest
River
Lake
Hill
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Ocean
Desert
Valley
Seas
Glacier
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B – Physical Feature Definitions
Directions – Circle the definition that matches the vocabulary words for the
physical features on a map.
Vocabulary Word Definition Choice A Definition Choice B
a piece of land that rises higher a landform that rises high
Mountain than everything surrounding above the surrounding land in
it. a limited area; higher and
steeper than a hill.
A large area filled with many Large areas covered with
Forest trees grasses
bodies of water surrounded on A large natural stream of
River all sides by land. water that flows over land.
bodies of water surrounded on A body of salt water that covers
Lake all sides by land. a large area; larger than a sea.
a piece of land that rises higher a landform that rises high
Hill than everything surrounding above the surrounding land in
it. a limited area; higher and
steeper than a hill.
A body of salt water that covers A large natural stream of
Ocean a large area; larger than a sea. water that flows over land.
habitat that gets very little Habitat that has a large, barren
Desert rain each year and is covered area with no trees and
by sand/dirt. generally is cold and has
snow.
a narrow, deep valley cut by a a long ditch in Earth's surface
Valley river through rock. that lies between ranges of hills
and mountains with a river in
the middle.
bodies of water surrounded on the body of salt water that
Seas all sides by land. covers the greater part of the
area of the Earth.
huge, thick masses of ice in a a landform that rises high
Glacier body of water. above the surrounding land in
a limited area; higher and
steeper than a hill.
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