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Landforms and their evolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which of the following stages of landform development, downward cutting is dominant?

a)

Youth stage

b)

Early mature stage

c)

Mature stage

d)

Old stage

2.

Which of the following landform is formed by the depostional work of a river?

a)

Gorge

b)

Canyon

c)

V-shaped valley

d)

Alluvial fan

3.

Which of the following is associated with the action of glacier?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Cirque

c)

Sand dune

d)

Sand bar

4.

Formation of Barchan is associated with the work of which of the following?

a)

River

b)

Glacier

c)

Wind

d)

Underground water

5.

A deep valley with steep side wall is called.

a)

Gorge

b)

Canyon

c)

V-shaped valley

d)

Blind valley

6.

Which of the following landform is formed by the depostional work of underground water?

a)

Sink hole

b)

Cave

c)

Pillar

d)

Shallow hole

7.

Action of which of the following leads to the formation of sand dunes?

a)

Glacier & Underground water

b)

River & wind

c)

River & sea waves

d)

Sea waves and winds

8.

In which one of the following regions the chemical weathering process is more dominant than the mechanical process?

a)

Humid region

b)

Arid region

c)

Glacial region

d)

Limestone region

9.

A deep, long and wide trough or basin with very steep concave high walls at its head as well as inside is known as.

a)

Glacial valley

b)

Hanging valley

c)

Cirque

d)

Eskar

10.

Which of the following is not formed by the depositional work of waves &currents ?

a)

Point bar

b)

Barrier bar

c)

Offshore bar

d)

Peat

11.

Which of the following is an example of birdfoot delta?

a)

Ganga

b)

Mississippi

c)

Nile

d)

Godavari

12.

What is the section of the river course in hilly areas?

a)

Upper course

b)

Middle course

c)

Lower middle course

d)

Lower course

13.

Which of the following feature is not formed in the middle course of the river?

a)

Meander

b)

Flood plain

c)

Canyon

d)

Levees

14.

The raised bank by deposition of the river is called as

a)

Flood plain

b)

Levees

c)

Delta

d)

Waterfall

15.

Which of the following is the erosional feature of glacier?

a)

Drumlin

b)

Eskar

c)

Outwash plain

d)

Horn

16.

Solution is predominant in

a)

Limestone

b)

Iron

c)

Granite

d)

Basalt

17.

Which of the following is not the erosional action of glacier?

a)

Plucking

b)

Grinding

c)

Hydration

d)

Abrasion

18.

In which of the following glacier deposit its materials at the end?

a)

Lateral morine

b)

Terminal morine

c)

Medial morine

d)

Ground morine

19.

Deflation is caused by the work of

a)

River

b)

Glacier

c)

Wind

d)

Sea waves

20.

Ground water percolates through

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Igneous rocks

c)

Soluble rocks

d)

Permeable rocks