1. USI.2
d

2. USI. 2 The student will use
maps,
globes, photographs, pictures,
or
tables to –
d) recognize key geographic
features

3. What are some important
categories
of geographic features?
WATER – RELATED
LAND – RELATED

4. Mountains, hills, plains, gulfs,
rivers,
lakes, islands, and plateaus are
different types of
A landforms or physical geographic
features.
B soils.
C resources.

5. A large inland body of fresh water or salt
water
that is completely surrounded by land.

6. A large natural stream of water emptying
into an
ocean, sea, or other larger body of
water .

7. A stream that flows into a larger stream
or other
body of water such as a river.
RIVER TRIBUTARI
ES

8. A large area of
a sea or ocean
partially
enclosed
by land.
Example:
Gulf of Mexico or
Hudson Bay

9. A natural
elevation
of the earth's
surface having
considerable
mass, generally
steep sides,
and a height greater than that of a hill.
Example: Rocky Mountains

10. A well-defined
natural
elevation
smaller
than a
Mountain and
often rounded.

11. Level (flat) or almost level (semi-
flat) treeless - grassy land.
Example:
Great Plains

12. Great Plains

14. Land masses
that are
smaller than
continents
and
completely
surrounded
by water.

16. A piece of land that projects into a body
of water
and is connected with a main piece of
land. It is
also surrounded
by water on
3 sides.

18. Why are geographic features important in
United States history?
Geographic features are related to:
 Patterns of trade ( rivers )
 Locations of cities and towns ( great
lakes )
 Westward (frontier)movement ( rivers )
 Agriculture and fishing industries
( rivers and

19.  The landform in the photograph below is
naturally elevated but it is not a mountain and
not a hill.
 A plateau
 B island
 C peninsula
 D plain

20.  All of the following describe hills EXCEPT –
 A naturally elevated
 B smaller than mountains
 C usually rounded
 D very steep sides

21.  On the map below, the shaded area would be
identified as a
 A plain
 B hill
 C peninsula
 D plateau

22.  These land-related features are completely
surrounded by water and much smaller than
continents.
 A plateau
 B island
 C peninsula
 D plain

23.  Which of the following is a water-related
geographic feature?
 A plateau
 B island
 C peninsula
 D tributary

24.  All of the following are land-related geographic
features except –
 A Gulf of Mexico
 B The Great Plains
 C Blue Ridge Mountains
 D The Peninsula of Florida

25.  Which of the following is not a water-related
geographic feature?
 A river
 B peninsula
 C bay
 D lake

26.  Which of the following is not a land-related
geographic features?
 A the Hawaiian Islands
 B the Hudson Bay
 C the Yucatan Peninsula
 D the Appalachian Mountains