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C. Mark the wrong statements and correct them.
1. Geologically the Andes Mountains are similar to the Himalayas.
2. The Amazon and Plata rivers have formed large deltas.
3. The Bolivian Plateau is a young fold plateau.
4. The Guiana Highlands and the Brazilian Highlands are separated from each other by the
Orinoco River.
5. The coastal plains along the Pacific Ocean are very broad.
6. Lake Titicaca is located in Argentina.
Answers
Answer:
(1) Answer the following: –
(a) The major land forms are mountains, plateaus and plains.
(b) A mountain is any natural elevation of the earth surface. They have a small summit and a broad base. Whereas A plateau is an elevated flat land. It is a flat- topped table land standing above the surrounding area. They have one or more sides with steep slopes.
(c) Different types of mountains are: – (i) Fold Mountain, (ii) Block Mountains, (iii) The volcanic Mountain
(d) Mountains are useful for man in many rays like, storehouse of water, it is used for irrigation and generations of hydro-electricity. It is used for cultivation of crops. It provides on idyllic site for tourists. IT is also popular for several sports like paragliding, river rafting, etc.
(e) The plains are formed by river and their tributaries. The river flow down the Slopes of mountains and erode them. They carry forward the erode materials. Then they deposit their load consisting of stones, sand and silt their deposit that plains are formed.
(f) Plains are very fertile. Constructions of transport network is easy, Thus these plains are very thickly-populated regions of the world.
(g) Because of hash climate and less land is available for turning the mountain areas thinly populated.
(2) Tick the correct answers
(a) Elevation
(b) The mountains
(c) India
(d) China
(e) The Alps
(3) Fill in the Blanks:-
(1) Plane
(2) Fold mountain
(3) Plateau
(4) Range
(5) Land
3. The Bolivian Plateau is a largest plateau.
4. The guiana highlands and the Brazilian highlands are separated from each other by the Amazon river
5. the coastal plains along the Pacific Ocean are quite broad
6. lake titicaca is located in plateau