Q7. Define the following:- (1×2=2)
a) Mountain
b) External process
Q8. Answer the following questions in brief:- (2×2=4)
a) How are plains formed?
b) Differentiate between a Block mountain and a Volcanic mountain.
Answers
Answer:
a) a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
"we set off down the mountain"
b) of or relating to the outside or outer part; outer: an external surface. Medicine/Medical. to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy: for external use only. situated or being outside something; acting or coming from without: external influences
q:8
a) Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, where they are present on all continents, and would cover more than one-third of the world's land area. Plains may have been formed from flowing lava, deposited by water, ice, wind, or formed by erosion by these agents from hills and mountains
b) Block mountains are formed by the movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earth's crust pull it apart. Volcanic mountains are formed by volcanoes. Volcanic Mountains are formed when molten rock (magma) deep within the earth, erupts, and piles upon the surface. ... Example of volcanic mountain is Mount Fuji