1. Describe the Earth crust and its process.
2. How many main plates are there? List them and explain their movements.
3. Name the different major physiographic divisions of India. Write a short note on any one
of the physiographic division of India.
4. How was the Deccan Plateau formed? Give a brief description.
5. Where are the Western and Eastern Ghats situated? Write a small note on each.
6. Write a note on the Indian desert describing its location and relief.
7. Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhya range? Write a brief note on
this plateau.
8. Write a brief note on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Answers
Explanation:
1......The earth's crust is the outmost and first layer of the earth. The continental crust consists of rocks such as the igneous rocks, and the oceanic crust is consists of basalt and sedimentary rocks. ... The rocks in the continental crust are estimated to be about 3.9 billion years old..
2.....The Earth's lithosphere is composed of seven or eight major plates (depending on how they are defined) and many minor plates. Where the plates meet, their relative motion determines the type of boundary: convergent, divergent, or transform..
3.....India can be divided into the following physiographic divisions: (i) The Northern and Northeastern Mountains (ii) The Northern Plain (iii) The Peninsular Plateau (iv) The Indian Desert (v) The Coastal Plains (vi) The Islands..
4.....The Deccan plateau is interesting to scientists (especially those who study rocks) because it was formed by lava flows. Millions of years ago, melted rock (lava) erupted from beneath the Earth's surface and spilled out over the ground. The lava spread out and hardened into a layer of rock on the surface.
5......The Western and the Eastern Ghats are situated in the Peninsular Plateau region. The Western Ghats mark the western edge of the Deccan Plateau and lie parallel to the Western Coast. The Eastern Ghats mark the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau. They stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiri Hills in the south..
6.....The Great Indian Desert is located majorly in Rajasthan (60%), and extends to a small extent in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and till the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, and forms a natural boundary in between India and Pakistan. Almost 75% of the desert is in India, and 25% of it is in Pakistan..
7...... Don't know sorry......
8......The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. The name is often shortened to A & N Islands, or ANI. The islands are in the Indian Ocean, in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal. The capital of this territory is the Andamanese town of Port Blair..
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