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Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of ______.

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

  1. Alluvial soil

  2. Coral reef

  3. Basalt rock

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
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.

The greatest deposits of loess plains are found in______.

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

  1. New Zealand

  2. Central Europe

  3. China

  4. Argentina

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Correct Option: C

Tick the correct answer.
The river Yangtze flows in ______________.

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

  1. South America

  2. Australia

  3. China

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
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.

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

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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.