Worked example
What is land surrounded by water on all sides called?
Answer & why
Answer: an island
An island is land surrounded by water.
Grade 3 · Social studies
Use land and water feature words
Match a simple description with a geographic feature.
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All 8 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
What is the edge where land meets the sea called?
- a mountain
- a coast
- a river
- an island
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a coast
A coast is land along the sea.
Question 2
What is a very high natural elevation of land called?
- a river
- an island
- a lake
- a mountain
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a mountain
A mountain is a major elevated landform.
Question 3
What is land surrounded by water on all sides called?
- a lake
- a river
- an island
- a peninsula
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: an island
An island is land surrounded by water.
Question 4
What is a large natural flowing body of water called?
- a peninsula
- a lake
- a valley
- a river
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a river
A river is flowing water in a channel.
Question 5
What is a body of water surrounded by land called?
- a peninsula
- a lake
- a valley
- a plain
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a lake
A lake occupies a basin surrounded by land.
Question 6
What is land extending into water while still joined to a larger land area called?
- a valley
- a peninsula
- a coast
- a plain
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a peninsula
A peninsula projects into water and remains connected to land.
Question 7
What is low land between hills or mountains called?
- a plain
- a mountain
- a valley
- a coast
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a valley
A valley is lower land between higher ground.
Question 8
What is a broad area of mostly flat land called?
- a plain
- a coast
- an island
- a mountain
A hint
Use the feature's defining shape or water movement, not its size alone.
Answer & why
Answer: a plain
A plain is an extensive relatively flat area.