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Multiple choice geography biosphere and landscape movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time study of continents - north america

Name the huge ancient landmass which consisted of India, Australia, South Africa and South America as one single landmass.

  1. Angara land

  2. Canadian shield

  3. Gondwana land

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

Gondwana land:.Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica.

Multiple choice geography biosphere and landscape movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time study of continents - north america

Identify the correct opti

Agents  Landforms 
A. River  I. Hanging Valley 
B. Wind  II. Stalactite 
C. Glaciers  III. Sand dune 
D. Ground water  IV. Canyon 

on from the pairs given below: 

  1. $A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV $
  2. $ A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III $
  3. $A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II $
  4. $A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I $
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

River $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Canyon

Wind $\rightarrow$ landform formed is sand dune
Glaciers $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Hanging valley
Groundwater $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Stalactite.

Multiple choice geography biosphere and landscape movement of the earth's plates development of landforms the signature of time study of continents - north america

What percentage of land area is covered by the mountains?

  1. 17%

  2. 43%

  3. 20%

  4. 32%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Mountains are the projections from the earth's surface often having a conical peak. Approximately 24% of the land area are covered by mountains in the world. Thus option C ie 20% is the nearest correct option.