Major landforms of the Earth

What is a mountain?

• A comparatively flat land that rises from the surrounding area

• A large mass of land that rises higher than the surrounding area

• Moving masses of ice

What are the types of mountains?

• Fold Mountains

• Volcanic Mountains

• Glaciers

• Block Mountains

Mt. Fuji in Japan is an example of which type of mountain?

• Block Mountain

• Volcanic Mountain

• Fold Mountain

Which are the examples of old fold mountains?

• Urals

• Satpura

• Vindhya

• Aravallis

• Appalachians

What are long chains of mountains called?

• Glaciers

• Peak

• Ranges

• Hills

What is a peak?

• Rivers of ice

• The top of a mountain

• A raised area of land

• Long chains of mountains

Some mountain peaks are covered with snow and are called (a)   .

Examples of internal forces are

• Earthquakes

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Ice

What are the reason for less population in the mountain areas?

• An extremely cold climate

• Erosion

• Earthquakes

• Danger of falling from the slopes

When (a)   cools down, it forms mountains.