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3rd Grade Landforms and Bodies of Water Review

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Explore mountains, valleys, plains, islands, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other major land and water features in this 3rd grade geography game. This is a Grade 3 History / Social Studies review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Landforms, More Land, Rivers & Lakes, Oceans & Coasts, Name the Feature.

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  • Landforms

    What landform rises high above the surrounding land and often has steep sides?

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    mountain

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  • More Land

    What landform is high and mostly flat on top?

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    plateau

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  • Rivers & Lakes

    What body of water flows in a channel toward another body of water?

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    river

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  • Oceans & Coasts

    What is the largest type of body of salt water?

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    ocean

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  • Name the Feature

    A piece of land with water on all sides is what?

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    island

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Landforms

$100 — What landform rises high above the surrounding land and often has steep sides?
mountain
$200 — What low area lies between hills or mountains?
valley
$300 — What large area of mostly flat land is called a plain or plateau?
plain
$400 — What landform is completely surrounded by water?
island
$500 — What narrow piece of land connects two larger land areas?
isthmus

More Land

$100 — What landform is high and mostly flat on top?
plateau
$200 — What dry region receives very little rainfall?
desert
$300 — What landform extends into water and is surrounded by water on three sides?
peninsula
$400 — What is a group or chain of mountains called?
mountain range
$500 — What elevated landform is smaller and usually lower than a mountain?
hill

Rivers & Lakes

$100 — What body of water flows in a channel toward another body of water?
river
$200 — What large inland body of water is surrounded by land?
lake
$300 — Where a river begins is called its what?
source
$400 — Where a river flows into a larger body of water is called its what?
mouth
$500 — What smaller stream flows into a larger river?
tributary

Oceans & Coasts

$100 — What is the largest type of body of salt water?
ocean
$200 — What is the land along the edge of an ocean called?
coast
$300 — What body of water is partly enclosed by land and connected to a larger sea or ocean?
bay
$400 — What narrow body of water connects two larger bodies of water?
strait
$500 — Are oceans made of salt water or fresh water?
salt water

Name the Feature

$100 — A piece of land with water on all sides is what?
island
$200 — A high flat-topped landform is what?
plateau
$300 — A flowing body of fresh water is what?
river
$400 — A low area between mountains is what?
valley
$500 — A large flat area good for farming is often called what?
plain

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