Question

- Write a short notes :
(1) Block mountain (2) Importance of a plateau (3) Importance of a plain plz give right answer​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Block Mountain is a mountain located in the Sawback Range in Alberta. It was named so in 1958 because vertical fractures, which make up parts of the mountain, look like they are composed of giant blocks.they are known as block mountains.

2.Plateaus are important because of the following reasons: Plateaus are storehouses of minerals. They have rich deposits of minerals. While the African Plateau has huge reserves of gold and silver, Chota Nagpur Plateau in India is famous for coal, iron and manganese deposits.

3.Plains in many areas are important for agriculture because where the soils were deposited as sediments they may be deep and fertile, and the flatness facilitates mechanization of crop production; or because they support grasslands which provide good grazing for livestock.

Answer 2

Answer:

Block mountain ⤵️

• Block mountains are created when large areas or blocks of earth are broken and displaced vertically. The uplifted blocks are termed as horsts and the lowered blocks are called graben. The Great African Rift Valley (valley floor is graben), The Rhine Valley and the Vosges mountain in Europe are examples.

Importance of plateau ⤵️

• Plateaus are important because of the following reasons: Plateaus are storehouses of minerals. They have rich deposits of minerals. While the African Plateau has huge reserves of gold and silver, Chota Nagpur Plateau in India is famous for coal, iron and manganese deposits.

Importance of plains ⤵️

• Plains in many areas are important for agriculture because where the soils were deposited as sediments they may be deep and fertile, and the flatness facilitates mechanization of crop production; or because they support grasslands which provide good grazing for livestock.

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