Statistics for Landforms by Description Quiz

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#	Clue	Land Form	% Correct
1	Large body of saltwater	Ocean	99%
3	Natural flow of water that runs through land	River	98%
16	Inland body of water	Lake	94%
13	Area of land completely surrounded by water	Island	93%
7	Area of rugged land, generally rising more than 2,000 feet in elevation	Mountain	93%
19	Dry area of land with little water and vegetation	Desert	90%
15	Heavily wooded area of land	Forest	90%
21	Opening in the earth's crust where lava, gas and dust erupt	Volcano	88%
8	Area of low land between two <7>'s	Valley	87%
10	Rounded and elevated area of land, smaller than <7>	Hill	81%
20	Area of land that is in <19> with a water source	Oasis	79%
5	Area of land that borders <1>	Coast	78%
14	An area of land nearly surrounded by water	Peninsula	76%
12	High and steep rock face	Cliff	75%
2	Large part of <1> that extends into land	Gulf or Bay	75%
11	Nearly flat area of land	Plain	72%
4	Area where <3> deposits soil into <1> or <2>	Delta	68%
17	Elevated area of flat land	Plateau	67%
9	Deep, narrow variation of <8>	Canyon	64%
18	Narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water	Strait	47%
6	Circular depression that forms when the roof of a cave collapses	Sinkhole	35%
22	Flat mass of rock that steeply falls away on all sides	Mesa	33%