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Q1.
Fill in the blanks.
- The _____________ are responsible for formation of mountains and deep sea trenches.
- A series of mountains that are close together is known as a _____________.
- Glacial valleys have a _____________ structure.
- A plateau formed by uplifting of the earth's crust is called a _____________ plateau.
- Alluvial plains are formed by _____________ deposits.
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- Tectonic plates
- Mountain range
- U-shaped
- Uplifted
- Sediment
Q2.
Tick the correct answer.
- The term used for mountains with frozen rivers of ice.
- plateaus
- hills
- valleys
- glaciers
- Name the plains that are formed by wind deposition.
- Structural plains
- Alluvial plains
- Loess plains
- Lake plains
- Rift valley is formed by
- Flowing river
- Movement of glaciers
- Broadening of the Earth's crust
- Shrinking of the Earth's crust
- The age of old fold mountains is
- More than 200 million years
- Less than 5 million years
- 10 to 25 million years
- 100 million years
- The Mexican plateau is called
- A mineral store
- A water store
- A timber store
- A metal store
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- (d) Glaciers
- (c) Loess plains
- (c) Broadening of the Earth's crust
- (a) More than 200 million years
- (d) A metal store
Q3.
Match the following.
| Type of Landform | Example |
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| 1. Young fold mountains | a. Rhine |
| 2. Old fold mountains | b. Arabian Plateau |
| 3. Rift valley | c. Patagonian Plateau |
| 4. Piedmont plateau | d. Great Dividing Range |
| 5. Continental plateau | e. Aravallis |
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- (d) Great Dividing Range
- (a) Rhine
- (c) Patagonian Plateau
- (e) Aravallis
- (b) Arabian Plateau
Q4.
State whether true or false.
- Mountains are formed within a short period of time.
- Mountains are habitat of wildlife.
- Rift valleys have a U-shaped structure.
- The Great Plains of the USA is a type of erosional plain.
- About 80% of the world's population lives on plateau.
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- False
- True
- False
- False
- False
Q5.
Explain endogenous and exogenous processes.
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