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The greatest deposits of loeses are found in ____________.

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

  1. New Zealand

  2. Central Europe

  3. China

  4. Argentina

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Correct Option: C
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.

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

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

  1. Ghod

  2. Bhima

  3. Son

  4. Narmada

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Correct Option: A
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.

World's largest and fastest growing delta is ________.

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

  1. Nile delta.

  2. Mississippi delta.

  3. Sundarban delta.

  4. Danube delta.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

World's largest and fastest growing delta is Sundarban delta.

The Sundarban Delta derived its name from the ________.

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

  1. pine tree.

  2. sundari tree.

  3. peepal tree.

  4. sal tree.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Sundarban Delta derived its name from the sundari tree.

The river that makes the second biggest waterfall in India is ________.

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

  1. Krishna.

  2. Sharavati

  3. Mahanadi.

  4. Godavari.

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Correct Option: B

Dhuandhar falls lies in the state of _______.

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

  1. Andhra Pradesh.

  2. Arunachal Pradesh.

  3. Orissa.

  4. Madhya Pradesh.

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Correct Option: D
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.

Barchan dunes will tend to form in _____.

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

  1. Arid Regions

  2. Humid tropical areas

  3. Coastal areas

  4. Polar deserts

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Correct Option: A
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.

Weathering refers to the _______  of rocks by atmospheric reagent.

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

  1. disintegration

  2. denudation

  3. heat

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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.

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

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

  1. Weathering

  2. Erosion

  3. Transportation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
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.

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

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

  1. Erosion

  2. Denudation

  3. Wethering

  4. None of thses

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Correct Option: B
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.