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Sea cliff, sea caves, lagoons are the landforms created by the action of _______________.

geography rivers, coasts and glaciation landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast denudation river landform

  1. glacier

  2. wind

  3. sea waves

  4. river

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sea forms create erosional and depositional landforms. Steep rocky coast rising almost vertically above sea water is called sea cliff which is very precipitous with overhanging crest. Sea canes are formed by the mechanical erosion of rocks by the action of sea. A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs. They form in areas with small tidal range.

The brackish water lying in between the coast and the sand bars is called the ______________. 

geography rivers, coasts and glaciation landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast denudation river landform

  1. beach

  2. sea caves

  3. lagoons

  4. strait

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Correct Option: C

The greatest deposits of loeses are found in ____________.

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  1. New Zealand

  2. Central Europe

  3. China

  4. Argentina

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Extensive loess deposits are found in northern China, the Great Plains of North America, central Europe, and parts of Russia and Kazakhstan. The thickest loess deposits are near the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Iowa and along the Yellow River in China.

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Mt. Fujiyama in Japan is an example of volcanic mountains. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True,

Mount Fuji, Japan. The 3,776-meter-high (12,388 feet) Mount Fuji Volcano, located on the island of Honshu in Japan, is one of the world's classic examples of a stratovolcano. No further eruptions have occurred at Mount Fuji, but steam was observed at the summit from 1780–1820, and the volcano is considered active.

Which of the following rivers occupies a riftvalley?

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  1. Narmada

  2. Cauvery

  3. Mahanadi

  4. Sutlej

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Narmada river rises in the Amarkantaka hills in Madhya Pradesh. It flows towards the west in a rift valley formed due to faulting. Its length is about 1312 km. This river drains into the Arabian Sea. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

Which of the following regions is the best example of Rift Valley?

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  1. Peninsular India

  2. East Africa

  3. Dead-Sea basin

  4. Scotland

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • A Rift valley is a narrow linear depression in the land surrounded by mountain ranges. It is created by a geological fault in earth's crust. The East African Rift valley which runs thousands of km long is the best example of a Rift valley in the world.

Rift valley means _______________________.

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  1. A steep valley by river erosion

  2. A valley with gentle slopes

  3. A valley formed by the sinking of ground between two almost parallel faults

  4. A valley carved by aeolian erosion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • When two plates of earth's crust move apart from each other, a long narrow depression is formed due to the sinking of ground which is called a rift valley eg. east African rift valley. Hence option C is the right answer.
  • The rift valley is not formed due to river or aeolian(wind) action. Also, the slope in the rift valley is almost vertical thus very steep hence other options are incorrect.

Which valley is formed as a result of tectonic forces?

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  1. 'V' -shaped valley

  2. 'U' -shaped valle

  3. Hanging valley

  4. Rift valley

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Correct Option: D

Water bodies that are smaller in size than ocean are called ________.

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  1. Gulf

  2. Sea

  3. Bay

  4. Strait

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The words 'ocean' and 'sea' are often used to mean the same thing. However, a sea is a small area of an ocean, usually with land on several sides.

The seas which are completely surrounded by land, without any outlet into the ocean is called __________.

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  1. marginal sea

  2. inland sea

  3. bay

  4. gulf

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Inland sea is a shallow sea that covers central areas of continents during periods of high sea level that result in marine transgression. The seas which are completely surrounded by land, without any outlet into the ocean is called inland sea.