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

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

  1. glacier

  2. wind

  3. sea waves

  4. river
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

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

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

  1. beach

  2. sea caves

  3. lagoons

  4. strait
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lagoons are shallow bodies of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs. In coastal geography, the water trapped between the coast and sand bars is referred to as a lagoon.

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

The greatest deposits of loeses are found in ____________.

  1. New Zealand

  2. Central Europe

  3. China

  4. Argentina
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

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

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which of the following rivers occupies a riftvalley?

  1. Narmada

  2. Cauvery

  3. Mahanadi

  4. Sutlej
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

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

  1. Peninsular India

  2. East Africa

  3. Dead-Sea basin

  4. Scotland
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Rift valley means _______________________.

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which valley is formed as a result of tectonic forces?

  1. 'V' -shaped valley

  2. 'U' -shaped valle

  3. Hanging valley

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

A rift valley is a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift. This is a direct result of tectonic forces, unlike V-shaped valleys (river erosion) or U-shaped valleys (glacial erosion).

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

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

  1. Gulf

  2. Sea

  3. Bay

  4. Strait
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

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

  1. marginal sea

  2. inland sea

  3. bay

  4. gulf
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.