Landforms and Life

_______ is a physical feature on the surface of planet Earth.

• Mountains

• Landforms

• Hills and Plains

• Mountains, Plains and Plateaus

Answer explanation

All the other options are different categories of landforms

(a)   are landforms that are much higher than the surrounding landscapes.

Select the correct features of a mountain

• Broad base, steep slopes

• Narrow summit and sometimes covered with snow

• Rounded tops and less steep slopes

• All of the above except option 3

Answer explanation

Option 3 describes the features of a hill.

Water from the atmosphere reaching the ground in any form- rain, snow and hail are the common form of this. What is it called?

(a)  

Mountains and hills are one and the same thing.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They both are different! This is so because mountains are taller with broad base, steep slopes and a narrow summit. Hills, on the other hand, are lower in height with less steep slopes and rounded tops.

Select the correct pair of mountain ranges and their respective continent.

• Himalayas- Asia

• Alps-Europe

• Andes-Africa

• Mount Kilimanjaro- East Africa

Answer explanation

All of these options depict the continents in which you find these mountain ranges. The correct pairing for Andes is South America, not Africa!

The reason behind mountains being tall with sharp peaks is ______ and ________

(a)  

What do you understand by the term montane forest?

• A type of forests that grows in deserts

• A type of forest that grows in mountainous regions.

• A type of forests that grows in plains.

• None

Name the largest river originating in the Himalayas.

(a)  

________ is called a lower area between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream flowing through it.

• Hills

• Plains

• Valley

• Plateaus