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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
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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 rivers river landform landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Inamgaon is situated on the river ______.

  1. Ghod

  2. Bhima

  3. Son

  4. Narmada
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Inamgaon is a post-Harappan agrarian village and archaeological site located in Maharashtra, western India. Situated along the right bank of the Ghod River, it is considered to be the 'regional center' of the Bhima Valley.

Multiple choice geography rivers river landform landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast

Dhuandhar falls lies in the state of _______.

  1. Andhra Pradesh.

  2. Arunachal Pradesh.

  3. Orissa.

  4. Madhya Pradesh.
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D Correct answer
Explanation
The Dhuandhar Waterfalls is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Dhuandhar Falls are located in Narmada River in Bhedaghat and are 30 meters high.
Multiple choice geography rivers, coasts and glaciation river landform landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast

Barchan dunes will tend to form in _____.

  1. Arid Regions

  2. Humid tropical areas

  3. Coastal areas

  4. Polar deserts
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Barchan dunes are also known as Barkhan. These are crescent-shaped sand dunes which are formed by the action of wind predominately from one direction. In India, Barchans are found in the desert regions of the Rajasthan.

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

Weathering refers to the _______  of rocks by atmospheric reagent.

  1. disintegration

  2. denudation

  3. heat

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Denudation is the long-term sum of processes that cause the wearing away of the Earth’s surface by moving water, ice, wind and waves, leading to a reduction in elevation and relief of landforms and landscapes. Endogenous processes such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics uplift and expose continental crust to the exogenous processes of weathering, erosion, and mass wasting.

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

Denudation is a process of wearing away of landmass by various processes like _________.

  1. Weathering

  2. Erosion

  3. Transportation

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Denudation is the wearing away of the surface of the earth. It is a larger process which involves the following
  • 1- Wethering ie breakdown of rocks and other material on earth's surface
  • 2- Erosion - removal of materials on the earth's surface from there original place
  • 3- Transportation - the movement of eroded material to long distances
  • Hence all the options are correct.
Multiple choice geography rivers, coasts and glaciation river landform landforms created by wind erosion wind and coast

______ is a process of wearing away of the earth's surface.

  1. Erosion

  2. Denudation

  3. Wethering

  4. None of thses
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B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Denudation is the process of wearing away of earth's surface. 
  • Wethering is the process of wearing away of rocks on the surface of the earth.
  • Thus wethering is the subprocess of denudation. Larger process of wearing away of earth's surface refers to Denudation thus it is the right answer.
  • Erosion refers to the removal and movement of the material present on the earth's surface which involves denudation, wethering and transportation, has is not a specific answer.