Landforms and Bodies of Water
Grade 3 - Social Studies - Challenge Me
Look at the picture. Which number shows a river?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Heavy rain falls on the hills around a valley. What might happen in the valley?
- The river in the valley dries up.
- Water runs down into it, and it may flood.
- The water stays on top of the hills.
- The valley gets drier than it was before.
The Pacific touches California, Oregon, and Washington. What is it?
- a lake
- an ocean
- a river
- a valley
Which words describe a valley?
- low land between mountains or hills
- a huge body of salt water
- raised land that is lower than a mountain
- wide, flat land
Why do many people on islands catch fish for a living?
- Islands are covered in snow all year.
- Islands have the biggest wheat farms.
- Water on every side means fish are close by.
- Fish live on the tops of island hills.
Look at the picture. Which number shows an island?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
The Atlantic is between America and Europe. What is it?
- an ocean
- a lake
- a river
- an island
How are a lake and an island opposites?
- A lake is high land; an island is low land.
- A lake is salty; an island has fresh water.
- A lake is water in land; an island is land in water.
- A lake is always bigger than an island.
Look at the picture. What is at A?
- an island
- a mountain
- a hill
- a plain
Read this first
A Valley Farm
A valley has flat land beside a river. Across the river is a steep rocky mountain. Farmers need land for fields and water for crops. The Lee family farms in the valley. Their tractor drives easily over the flat fields. In dry weeks, they pump river water to their corn. Nobody farms on the mountain, because its slopes are too steep and rocky.
Which two features make the valley useful for farms and a nearby town?
- flat land and river water
- steep slopes and bare rock
- high cliffs and little soil
- rocky peaks and no fields