General Landforms
What is a flat, elevated landform with steep sides called?
Answer: Plateau
What is the highest peak of the Himalayas?
Answer: Mount Everest
The Northern Plains were formed by the deposition of which material?
Answer: Alluvium
The Peninsular Plateau is made up of which types of rocks?
Answer: Igneous, metamorphic, and crystalline rocks
What is the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Answer: Pangaea
200: What type of valley is formed by a glacier?
Answer: U-shaped valley
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of which two tectonic plates?
Answer: Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates
Name one of the major river systems that contribute to the formation of the Northern Plains.
Answer: Indus, Ganga, or Brahmaputra
What is the name of the river that separates the Central Highlands from the Deccan Plateau?
Answer: Narmada River
Name the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
Answer: Convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries
Name the three categories of landforms.
Answer: Mountains, plateaus, and plains
Name the three longitudinal divisions of the Himalayas.
Answer: Himadri, Himachal, and Shivalik
What is the term for the land between two rivers?
Answer: Doab
Name the hill ranges in the northeastern extension of the Peninsular Plateau.
Answer: Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills
Which theory explains the movement of Earth's plates?
Answer: Theory of plate tectonics
Which term describes the height of a landform above sea level?
Answer: Elevation
What role do the Himalayas play in influencing India's climate?
Answer: They act as a barrier to cold winds and help trap monsoon winds
Which division of the Northern Plains is agriculturally the most productive?
Answer: Ganga Plain
The Deccan Plateau slopes in which direction?
Answer: Eastward
What are the effects of tectonic plate movements?
Answer: Folding, faulting, and volcanic activity
What is the difference between mountains and hills?
Answer: Mountains are taller and steeper (above 600 meters), while hills are shorter and gentler (below 600 meters)
What are the names of the two famous valleys in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Kangra Valley and Kullu Valley
What is the difference between khadar and bhangar soils?
Answer: Khadar is newer, fertile soil; bhangar is older, less fertile soil
Which plateau is referred to as the "tableland" in the northeastern part of the Peninsular Plateau?
Answer: Meghalaya Plateau
What are the seven major tectonic plates that make up Earth's crust?
Answer: African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific, and South American plates