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Multiple choice geography major landforms of the earth movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america

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The Deccan plateau is located in ______________.

  1. Kenya

  2. Australia

  3. India

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Deccan plateau is located in India.
Deccan refers to the entire southern peninsula of India south of the Narmada River, marked centrally by a high triangular tableland. The name derives from the Sanskrit Dakshina (“south”). The plateau is bounded on the east and west by the Ghats, escarpments that meet at the plateau's southern tip.

Multiple choice geography major landforms of the earth movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america

Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of ______.

  1. Alluvial soil

  2. Coral reef

  3. Basalt rock

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Maharashtra Plateau is mostly made up of basalt rocks of igneous origin. 
  • The Basalt layers are almost horizontal and this gives an appearance of a step like structure to the entire landscape.
Multiple choice geography major landforms of the earth movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america

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The river Yangtze flows in ______________.

  1. South America

  2. Australia

  3. China

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

China,

Rising in Tanggula Mountain, it flows eastwards and pours itself into the East China Sea. Measuring about 6,380 km (3,964 miles), it mainly runs across Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shanghai from west to east. Yangtze River Basin is a big granary of China.

Multiple choice geography major landforms of the earth movement of the earth's plates development of landforms study of continents - north america

State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Plateaus are vast stretches of flat land.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

True,

A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Plateaus occur on every continent and take up a third of the Earths land. They are one of the four major landforms, along with mountains, plains, and hills.

Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include:

  1. Siwalik

  2. Greater Himalayas

  3. Karakoram

  4. Lesser Himalayas
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which are Siwalik, Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas. The Karakoram or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Multiple choice geography earthquakes and volcanoes volcanism types and features of earthquakes and volcanoes movement of the earth's plates

Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth?

  1. South Pole

  2. Antarctic Circle

  3. Tropic of Capricorn

  4. Equator
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Earth is an oblate spheroid, meaning it bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles. Therefore, the equator is the point on the surface that is farthest from the center of the Earth.