Geography

Major Landforms of the Earth

Question:

What are the features of plains? [V. Imp.]

Answer:

1. Plains are vast stretches of flat land.
2.Some plains are extremely level. Others may be slightly rolling and undulating.
3.Plains are usually fertile regions. They are suitable for cultivation.
4.They are usually thickly populated regions.
5.It is easy to build houses, roads etc. in plains.

previuos
next

Major Landforms of the Earth

Q 1.

What are the features of young fold mountains? [V. Imp.]

Q 2.

What happens when you go higher?

Q 3.

Write a few features of mountains.

Q 4.

Answer the following questions briefly.
(a)What are the major landforms?
(b) What is the difference between a mountain and a plateau?
(c)What are the different types of mountains?
(d)How are mountains useful to man?
(e)How are plains formed?
(f)Why are the river plains thickly populated?
(g)Why are mountains thinly populated?

Q 5.

Write some natural calamities.  [V. Imp.]

Q 6.

What are block mountains?

Q 7.

What is called, erosion?

Q 8.

Give example of block mountains.

Q 9.

What is internal process? [V. Imp.]

Q 10.

Give examples of Volcanic mountains.

Q 11.

What kind of landforms are found in your state? Based on the reading of this chapter, say how they are of use to the people.

Q 12.

Name some plains of India.

Q 13.

Give examples of young fold mountains.

Q 14.

Name the plateau which is famous for gold and diamond mining.

Q 15.

What is special with Mauna Kea (Hawaii) in the Pacific Ocean?

Q 16.

Quite often we use the land in a wasteful manner'. What do gou mean by wasteful manner'?[V. Imp.]

Q 17.

What are the features of plains? [V. Imp.]

Q 18.

What are the features of plateaus?   [Imp.]

Q 19.

What are the major landforms? Write about them in brief     [V. Imp.]

Q 20.

Fill in the blanks.
(a) A………… is an unbroken flat or a low-level land.
(b) The Himalayas and the Alps are examples of…………………… types of mountains.
(c) ………  areas are rich in mineral deposits.
(d) The………… is a line of mountains.
(e) The ………..  areas are most producting for farming.

Q 21.

How are plateaus useful for man?

Q 22.

What is external process?

Q 23.

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(i) A rich variety of flora and fauna is found in the mountains.
(ii)       The Rope Bridge is in Arunachal Pradesh.
(iii) Plateaus are vast stretches of flat land.
(iv) Plains are very useful because they are rich in mineral deposits.
(v) As we go higher, the climate becomes hotter.
(vi) Mt. Fujiyama in Japan is an example of volcanic mountains.
(vii) It is difficult to carry on construction work in plains.

Q 24.

How many types of mountains are there? Write briefly about each of them with  help of diagrams.