geography Worksheet - WordMint - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each definition with the correct geography term.

We’ll read each numbered clue and find the best matching letter from the list on the right.

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1. “a natural feature on the Earth's surface such as a mountain or valley”
→ This is a general term for things like mountains, valleys, plains — that’s landforms.
✔ Match: S. landforms

2. “a large area of mainly flat land with few trees”
→ That’s a plain. (Not grassland — grassland has grasses; plain is more about flatness.)
✔ Match: X. plain

3. “a high area of land with steep sides”
→ Could be mesa or cliff? But “high area” suggests a broad top — that’s mesa.
Wait — let’s check later clues. Clue 4 says “steep, rocky slope overlooking water” → that’s cliff. So this one is likely mesa.
✔ Match: R. mesa

4. “a high, steep, rocky slope that usually overlooks a large body of water”
→ Definitely a cliff.
✔ Match: Q. cliff

5. “of or near the seashore”
→ That’s coastal.
✔ Match: I. coastal

6. “the part of a body of water that is near land, where ships stay”
→ That’s a harbor.
✔ Match: A. harbor

7. “the daily rise and fall of ocean water”
→ That’s tides.
✔ Match: K. tides

8. “a place on a body of water where ships can load and unload their goods”
→ That’s a port.
✔ Match: W. port

9. “the height above sea level”
→ That’s elevation.
✔ Match: E. elevation

10. “a narrow gap between mountains that allows travel from one side of a mountain range to another”
→ That’s a mountain pass.
✔ Match: D. mountain pass

11. “the natural area in which plants, animals, and people live”
→ That’s environment.
✔ Match: P. environment

12. “the temperature, clouds, wind, rain, and other conditions related to the layers of air above the earth's surface in a particular place and time”
→ That’s weather (short-term).
✔ Match: N. weather

13. “the temperatures, rainfall, and other weather conditions that a region usually has”
→ That’s climate (long-term pattern).
✔ Match: B. climate

14. “a land that gets little rainfall”
→ That’s a desert.
✔ Match: J. desert

15. “a land that gets enough rainfall to grow short or tall grasses”
→ That’s grassland.
✔ Match: O. grassland

16. “a measuring tool on a map that shows distance”
→ That’s a scale.
✔ Match: G. scale

17. “a measure of distances equal to 1,000 meters or 6/10 of a mile”
→ That’s kilometers.
✔ Match: U. kilometers

18. “one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface”
→ That’s a continent.
✔ Match: L. continent

19. “one of the seven continents. it includes Canada, Mexico and the U.S”
→ That’s North America.
✔ Match: V. North America

20. “something provided by nature and used by people”
→ That’s natural resources.
✔ Match: C. natural resources

21. “a plant that people grow for food or other products”
→ That’s crops.
✔ Match: F. crops

22. “a city that is the center of government of a state or a country”
→ That’s a capital.
✔ Match: H. capital

23. “an area within a state that has its own government for certain activities”
→ That’s a county.
✔ Match: M. county

24. “a long, low area of land. Rivers often run through valleys”
→ Wait — this says “valleys” at the end, but the definition is describing a valley? Actually, re-read: “a long, low area of land. Rivers often run through valleys” — that seems like it’s defining “valley”, even though it mentions “valleys” in the description. Probably a typo in the question — it should say “rivers often run through them”. So this is valley.
✔ Match: T. Valley

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Now let’s double-check any tricky ones:

- #3: “high area of land with steep sides” — could also be plateau? But “mesa” is listed and fits better than plateau (which isn’t an option). Mesa is a flat-topped hill with steep sides — yes.
- #24: The wording is odd (“run through valleys”) but clearly refers to “valley” as the answer. T is “Valley” — so we go with that.

All matches seem solid.

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Final Answer:

1. S
2. X
3. R
4. Q
5. I
6. A
7. K
8. W
9. E
10. D
11. P
12. N
13. B
14. J
15. O
16. G
17. U
18. L
19. V
20. C
21. F
22. H
23. M
24. T