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Q1. 1. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) What are the major landforms?
(b) What is the difference between a mountain and a plateau?
(c) What are the different types of mountains?
(d) How are mountains useful to man?
Q2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:
1. Many of the mining areas in the world are located in………………………….. areas.
2. The climate of mountains is …………………..
3. Mountains vary in their ……………….. and shape.
4. The………… is a line of mountains.
Answers
a) Mountains, Plateaus and Plains are some major landforms of the Earth.
b) Mountain Plateau
A mountain is any natural elevation of the earth surface. A plateau is an elevated flat land.
Mountain is considerably higher than the surrounding area. Plateau is a flat-topped tableland, standing above the surrounding area.
c) Fold Mountains (Folded Mountains)
Fault-block Mountains (Block Mountains)
Dome Mountains
Volcanic Mountains
Plateau Mountains
These different types of mountain names not only distinguish the physical characteristics of the mountains, but also how they were formed.
d) (d) Mountains are useful to man in various ways:
Mountains are a storehouse of water.
Water from the mountains is also used for irrigation and generation of hydro-electricity.
The river valleys and terraces are ideal for the cultivation of crops.
Mountains have a rich variety of flora and fauna.
The forests provide fuel, fodder, shelter and other products like gum, raisins, etc.
Several sports like paragliding, hang gliding, river rafting and skiing are popular in the mountains.
Q. 2.
1) Rural
2) Alpine
3) height
4) mountain range
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