Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

Daffy Duck
Geography words

Daffy Duck first appeared in a cartoon in 1937. What was the title of this cartoon?

To answer the question, complete each sentence with the correct word. Choose your answers from the words after the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words. Some letters are provided.

1. The town was located in a _____ between mountains.

2. The _____ flowed for hundreds of miles before reaching the ocean.

3. A boat was the only way to reach the _____.

4. A _____ is a major land mass.

5. The farmer’s crops grew quickly in the _____ soil.

6. The _____ was like a small mountain with its top cut off.

7. The peak of the _____ was capped with snow.

8. The wagon train rolled westward through the tall grass of the _____.

9. My grandmother lives near the coast, close to the _____.

10. The water that flowed over the cliff made a beautiful _____.

Answers

T. fertile

Y. waterfall

O. island

K. mountain

U. continent

C. valley

D. ocean

P. plateau

R. river

N. prairie