Question

Define the following: in two lines
seen and andaman and nic
(a) Peninsula (b) Desert (c) Island (d) Corals (e) Plateau (1) Delta (g) Mouth of a
River/River's Mouth (h) Strait (i) Alluvial Deposits​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Peninsula : a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

b) Desert : A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

c) Island : a piece of land surrounded by water.

d) Corals : a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas.

e) Plateau : A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

f) Delta : Deltas are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water.

g) River Mouth : A river mouth is the part of a river where the river debouches into another river, a lake, a reservoir, a sea, or an ocean.

h) Strait : a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

i) Alluvial Deposits:  It consists of silt, sand, clay, and gravel, as well as much organic matter.