Question

Q-4 (A)
Name any three types of mountains and give a characteristic and an example of each.
Write two differences between the plains and the plateaus
(B) write two differences between the plains and the plateaus​

Answer 1

(A)

Mountain, landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local relief. Mountains generally are understood to be larger than hills, but the term has no standardized geological meaning. Very rarely do mountains occur individually. In most cases, they are found in elongated ranges or chains. When an array of such ranges is linked together, it constitutes a mountain belt. For a list of selected mountains of the world, see below.

Mount Sir Donald

Mount Sir Donald

Mount Sir Donald in the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, looms above a segment of the Trans-Canada Highway.

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Mountain

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(B)

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAINS AND PLATUES:

• PLAINS:

Plains include interior and coastal. These landforms are flat and found either by the coast or in the middle of a continent.

• PLATUES:

Plateaus are flat, raised areas caused by uplift of the land. Mountains include folded, volcanic, fault block and unwarped.