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WorksheetsMajor Landforms
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Landforms are also called-
Topography
Tectonic
Relief Features
Meteorology
What are internal forces called?
Altitude
Gradient
Fold mountains
Tectonic
What is true about fold mountains?
they are associated with sedimentary or ocean experienced compressional force
The Aravalis are an example
They are also volcanic
These mountains were formed by folding or buckling up of earth's crust, millions of years ago
What is true about Block or fault mountains?
The valley created due to rifting of the earth's crust is termed as rift valley or graben
Example is Urals
these faults break the crust into blocks
Mt. Vesuvius is an example
Which type of Mountain is the Kilimanjaro mountain in Africa?
(a)
Mountain fujiyama is situated in _____________.
South America
India
California
Japan
United States of America
What mountain is formed when two plates are pushed together and creates folds?
Fold
Dome
Volcanic
Block
What mountain is formed from an opening in the earths crust that spits out lava?
Volcanic
Block
Fault
Fold
Plateau mountains have what kind of tops?
Flat
Steep
Pointy
Round
Several mountains join together to form a_______________.
mountain
landform
mountain range
Very few people live in the mountains due to :
harsh climate
difficult to build houses and roads
agriculture is difficult due to thin soil cover
all of the above.
Many __________originate in the mountains.
rivers
animals
crops
Identify this type of mountain
Volcanic
Fold
Block
Underwater
None of the above
What is false about residual mountains
These mountains were formed a long time ago
they have a peak
Also called mountains of denudation
they are dome-shaped in structure
Which is the second largest plateau on earth?
Colorado Plateau
Columbia – Snake Plateau
Mexican Plateau
Mascarene Plateau
Continental plateau is
surrounded by mountains
is formed from lava
is a vast table land that rises abruptly from the coast
Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka Kerala and Tamil Nadu form the Eastern Coastal Plain
False
True
The northern plains has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems. They are:
Yamuna, Mahanadi and Krishna
Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra
Sutlej, Kaveri and Indus
Godavari, Sabarmati and Ganga
