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Chapter: 03. Major Landforms Of The Earth

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Goal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the Sustainable Development Goals is “Life on land”.

The rebuilding of a lowered land surface is known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

North America is joined to South America by a narrow stretch of land called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ contains 90 per cent of the world’s ice.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plateau is formed by the movement of the earth’s crustal plates.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Plateau in India is a storehouse of mineral wealth.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the Black Forest of Europe are examples of block mountains.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is sometimes called ‘the Land Down Under’.

Mountains also affect the climate of an area, for example, the Himalayas cause rainfall in India by blocking the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ monsoon winds.

The movements of tectonic plates can cause _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ eruptions, and the formation of mountains.

An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a piece of land which is surrounded on all sides by water.

Old fold mountains, like the Aravallis in India, were formed over _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ years ago.

Mountains provide home for around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ million people, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Indus River originates from the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Plateau in Tibet.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a depressed section of the earth’s crust surrounded by higher land.

The funnel-shaped depression at the top of a volcano’s vent is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The scientific theory that says that the earth’s outer shell or the crust is divided into several plates that glide over the semi-solid mantle is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the second largest continent after Asia and is surrounded by water bodies on all sides.

Plains are vast, nearly flat, expanses of land which are usually less than _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ metres above sea level.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Suez joins Africa to Asia and separates the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

The Narmada Valley in India and the Nile Valley in Egypt are examples of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Mountains support a rich variety of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Valleys formed by glaciers are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-shaped.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the wearing away of the earth’s surface.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River originates from the Chemayungdung Glacier on the northern side of the Himalayas in Tibet.

Varahamihira was an ancient Indian mathematician, astronomer, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ who made significant contributions to geography.

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Plateau is an intermontane plateau enclosed by the Himalayan Mountains and the Kunlun Shan.

Land covers nearly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ per cent of the surface area of the earth.

The process where the collision of tectonic plates pushes the heavier plate below the lighter plate is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ has the most indented coastline among the continents, which is why it has numerous ports and some of the finest harbours in the world.

India and its neighbouring countries are referred to as the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Mountains occur in long narrow chains called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

The nature of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and soil that a particular landform is made up of is crucial as it determines human dwelling safety.

The extensive Columbia Plateau in the USA is an example of a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plateau.

The peninsular plateau of India and the Malay Peninsula are two examples of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ attached to the continent of Asia.

Asia is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ continent, occupying about one-third of the land area of our planet.

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a natural or artificial feature of the solid surface of the earth.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are the granaries of the world.

The Ganga and Yamuna rivers originate from glaciers in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, in Uttarakhand.

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