Geography

Mountains, Hills, and Trekking Geography

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Mountains, hills, and trekking geography focus on global mountain ranges, high altitude plateaus, and famous hill stations. This includes identifying prominent peaks like Makalu and understanding natural barriers. Such geographical facts are commonly tested in SSC and state exams.

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Mountains, Hills, and Trekking Geography Questions

Multiple choice physiographic divisions and drainage of tamil nadu physical geography of tamil nadu fundamentals of geography introduction to geography geography

The highest peak in Nilgiris is ________.

  1. The Annapurna Peak

  2. The Gurushikar Peak

  3. The Dodabetta Peak

  4. The Gangotri Peak
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Their highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, height 2,637 m. The district is contained mainly within the Nilgiri Mountains range. The administrative headquarters is located at Ooty (Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam).

Annapurna peak--Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes one peak over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft).

Gurushikar peak-- Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 metres .

Gangotri peak-- It is in  Uttarakhand. Gangotri I (6672m) is the tallest peak of the Gangotri massif which has 3 peaks above 6000m, it is part of the Gangotri group of mountains in Garhwal Himalaya.

 

 

 

Multiple choice physiographic divisions and drainage of tamil nadu physical geography of tamil nadu fundamentals of geography introduction to geography geography

Which are the only breaks in the long chain of hills that border Tamil Nadu on west?

  1. Palakkad gap and Shenkottai gap

  2. Attur pass

  3. Chengam pass

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Palakkad gap and Shenkottai gap are the only breaks in the long chain of hills that border Tamil Nadu on the west.

Multiple choice physiographic divisions and drainage of tamil nadu physical geography of tamil nadu fundamentals of geography introduction to geography geography

Which plateau in Tamil Nadu has extreme abruptness on all sides?

  1. Dharmapuri plateau

  2. Bramahal plateau

  3. Mysore plateau

  4. Nilgiris plateau
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Nilgiris plateau extends from the Nilgiris to Dharmapuri plateau or Bramahal plateau and lies to the west of Shervaroy uplands. This plateau is found with extreme abruptness on all sides.

Multiple choice geography rivers river landform landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast

India's highest waterfall i.e. the Jog falls is located in _________.

  1. Maharastra

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Karnataka
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Jog water falls created by the Sharavathi river in sharavathi valley of Shimoga district in Karnataka. Its a breathtaking spectacle when Sharavathi river is falling from a height of 829 ft.

Multiple choice

What is the highest point in the UK?

  1. Snowdonia (Wales)

  2. Ben Nevis (Scotland)

  3. Scarfell Pike (England)

  4. Slieve Donard (Northern Ireland)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles, located in the Grampian Mountains in Scotland. It stands at 1,345 meters.