Question

how many the major land forms of the earth are ​

Answer 1

Major Landforms. There are four major types of landforms on Earth: mountains, hills, plateaus and plains. When you picture these landforms, you might imagine large mountain ranges or wide plains.

Answer 2

Answer:

Major Landforms of Earth:-

1) What is a Landforms

Answer:- Natural, geographic or physical features is known as landforms.

Types of landforms are:-

• Mountains
• Plateaus
• Plains
• Coastal plains
• Deserts
• Island

Mountains:-

• Thousands of metres above the land surface.
• Solid, rocky masses present in long chains
• Peaks:- The tips of mountain is called as "peaks"
• Mountain ranges:- A long chain of mountain is called a "Mountain range"

Example:-

• Himalaya mountain range:- The Himalayan mountain ranges run 2,400 kms across North of India.
• Mount Everest:- 8,848 metres above sea level. Highest peak in the world
• Alps in Southern Europe
• Urals between Europe and Asia
• Andes mountain South America

Plateaus:-

• Raised, flat-surfaced areas bounded by cliffs or steep slopes

➪ Tibetan plateau:–

• The Tibetan plateau is the highest and the largest plateau of the world.
• Roof of the world
• Low plateau- good for farming
• High plateau- good for livestock grazing
• Barren like desert

➪Antarctica plateau