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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

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.
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).
A rich variety of flora and fauna is found in the mountains.

  1. True

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

True,

It has about 15,000 flowering plants and ferns. India is blessed with different types of soils, climatic conditions and physical features and thus, it is suitable for supporting different species of flora and fauna making it a biodiversity hot spot.

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

Tick the correct answer.
The Deccan plateau is located in ______________.

  1. Kenya

  2. Australia

  3. India

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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

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

  1. South America

  2. Australia

  3. China

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.