Landforms

​Landforms Of The World

​What are the Landforms Of The World ?

​Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins. Tectonic plate movement under the Earth can create landforms by pushing up mountains and hills

​Mountains 

​They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges, and a high point, called a peak or summit. Most geologists classify a mountain as a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area. A mountain range is a series or chain of mountains that are close together.

Types Of Montains ​

•There are three main types of mountains: volcanic, fold, block .

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1 . Fold Mountains ​

Fold mountains are the most common type of mountain in the world. Some of the most famous ranges are the Himalayas, Andes, and Alps. The Himalayas, in Asia, stretch through the borders of China, India, and Pakistan. The crust beneath the Himalayas is still being folded.22-Jun-2015Fold mountains are the most common type of mountain in the world. Some of the most famous ranges are the Himalayas, Andes, and Alps. The Himalayas, in Asia, stretch through the borders of China, India, and Pakistan.​

​2 . Volcanic Mountains 

•The most important types of volcanic mountain are composite cones or stratovolcanoes (Vesuvius, Kilimanjaro and Mount Fuji are examples) and shield volcanoes (such as Mauna Loa on Hawaii, a hotspot volcano). A shield volcano has a gently sloping cone due to the low viscosity of the emitted material, primarily basalt.

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3 . Block Mountains ​

•Complete answer: The Great African Rift Valley (valley floor is graben), The Rhine Valley (graben) in Germany, the Vosges mountain in France, the Sierra Nevada in the USA and the Harz mountains in Germany are considered as some examples of block mountains.​

4 .  Plateaus​

•Plateaus. Plateaus are an elevated, flat-topped, table land and can have one or more sloping edges. Their height may vary from a few hundred to several thousand meteres. Just like mountains, plateaus can be young or old, and the Deccan plateau in India is one of the oldest plateaus in the world.​

​The Deccan Plateaus

•LOCATED IN INDIA, in the southern part of the peninsula south of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Deccan Plateau can be considered the cultural and historical heart of India, defining the subcontinent.​

5 . Plains​

•In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and are primarily treeless. ... Plains can be formed from flowing lava; from deposition of sediment by water, ice, or wind; or formed by erosion by the agents from hills and mountains.​

6 . Hills​

•A hill is a piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it. ... According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there is no official difference between hills and mountains. The United Kingdom and the United States used to define hills as summits less than 1,000 feet.​

Multiple Choice

Which plateau is located in southern part of our country ?

• Deccan plateau

• Chota Nagpur Plateau

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