Major Landforms of the Earth- Class 6th-Very Short Questions and Answers

Major Landforms of the Earth – 34 Very Short Question Answer 

1. What is the basis of dividing landforms?

Ans. The basis of dividing landforms is elevation and slope.

2. Name some mountains with a height of more than 8,000 meters.

Ans. Mt. Everest, K2, Nanga Parbat, Kanchenjunga and Makalu.

3. Name any undersea mountain.

Ans. An example of an undersea mountain is Mauna Kea of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.

4. What is the height of Mauna Kea mountain?

Ans. The height of Mauna Kea mountain is 10,205 meters, which is more than Mt. Everest.

5. Give some examples of volcanic mountains?

Ans. The examples of volcanic mountains are 

Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa) and Mt. Fujiyama (Japan).

6. Give an example of Block mountains?

Ans. Vosges mountain.

7. What is a hill?

Ans. Hill is a land surface higher than the surrounding area.

8. What are the forces that change the surface of landform?

Ans. The forces that change the surface of landform are internal processes and external

processes.

9.What are the types of mountains?

Ans. There are three types of mountains. They are:

1. Fold mountains
2. Block mountains 
3. The Volcanic mountains.

10. What are the features of young fold mountains like- Himalayan mountain?

Ans. The features of young fold mountains are rugged relief and high conical peaks.

11. How did Aravali range wear down?

Ans. The Aravali range has worn down due to process of erosion.

12. Name some places in the Himalayas associated with mountain sports.

Ans. Mussoorie, Dharamsala, Kullu and Manali are the places associated with such sports.

13. The African plateau is famous for what?

Ans. The African plateau is famous for gold and diamond mining.

14. What kind of mineral reserves are found there in Chota Nagpur plateau?

Ans. Chota Nagpur plateau has mineral reserves of iron, coal and manganese.

15. East African plateau lies in which countries?

Ans. The East African plateau lies in the countries like Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

16. Why are the lava plateaus good for cultivation?

Ans. Lava plateaus are rich in black soil that is fertile and good for cultivation.

17. Give a few examples of plains made fertile by rivers?

Ans. The examples are plains made by Ganga, Brahmaputra and Yangtze.

18. Which plain in India is most populated?

Ans. Indo- Gangetic plain is the most populated plain in India.

19. What are the agents of Erosion and Deposition?

Ans. The agents of deposition and erosion are  running water, ice and wind.

20. What are natural calamities?

Ans. The natural calamities are earthquakes, floods, draughts and storms.

21.  What is Internal Process?

Ans. The process operating inside the Earth is known as an Internal Process. Example: The movement of magma, producing volcanoes and earthquakes.

Q.22. Define External Process.

Ans. The process chiefly operating on the surface of the Earth is called an external process. Example: Erosion and weathering.

Q. 23. Name the process which modifies the surfaces of the Earth.

Ans. (i) Internal process and (ii) External process.

Q. 24. What is Erosion ?

Ans. The wearing away of the Earth’s surface is called Erosion.

Q. 25. What do you mean by Deposition?

Ans. The process of depositing the transported sediments is called deposition.

Q. 26. What is a mountain ?

Ans. A mountain is any natural elevation of the Earth surface, often 600 meters and more above the ground.

Q. 27. What is a mountain range?

Ans. Mountains may be arranged in a line known as mountain range.

Q. 28. What are Horsts?

Ans. The raised part of the Earth’s surface between two faults or Block Mountains is known as Horst.

Q.29. What is Glacier ?

Ans. Moving mass of ice is called Glacier.

Q. 30. Define the term ‘Landforms’.

Ans. The physical features of the Earth’s surface are known landforms.

Q. 31. Why is the Plateau of Tibet special?

Ans. The Tibet Plateau is the highest plateau in the world with a height of 4,000 to 6,000 meters above the mean sea level.

Q. 32. What do you mean by Graben?

Ans. The lowered block between two normal faults is 29 known as Graben.

Q. 33. Name the most populated region of India.

Ans. The Indo-Gangetic plain is the most populated region of India.

Q. 34. What do you understand about Flora and Fauna?

Ans. Flora means plants and fauna means animals.

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