Class 6 Geography Chapter 6 Major Landforms of the Earth
1. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) What are the major landforms?
Answer - The major landforms of the earth are Mountains, Plateaus and Plains.
2. Tick the correct answers.
(a) The mountains differ from the hills in terms of
(i) elevation
(c) The Deccan Plateau is located in
(i) Kenya
(ii) Australia
(iii) India
Answer - (iii) India
(d) The river Yangtze flows in
(i) South America
(ii) Australia
(iii) China
Answer - (iii) China
(e) An important mountain range of Europe is
2. The Himalayas and the Alps are examples of _______________types of mountains.
3. _____________ areas are rich in mineral deposits.
Answer - Plateau
4. The _________________ is a line of mountains.
Answer - range
5. The ____________areas are most productive for farming.
Answer - plain
Map Skills
On an outline map of the world, mark the following -
(a) Mountain ranges: Himalayas, Rockies and Andes.
(b) Plateau : Tibet.
Answer - Fill in Map
(a) What are the major landforms?
Answer - The major landforms of the earth are Mountains, Plateaus and Plains.
(b) What is the difference between a mountain and a plateau?
Answer -
Mountain - It is a naturally elevated surface of the earth.
It is higher than the surrounding area.
It is higher than the surrounding area.
Mountains have peaks.
Plateau -
It is an elevated flat land.
It is a flat-topped land that stands above the surrounding area.
Plateaus are flattened highland.
(c) What are the different types of mountains?
Answer - The different types of mountains are fold, block and volcanic.
Plateau -
It is an elevated flat land.
It is a flat-topped land that stands above the surrounding area.
Plateaus are flattened highland.
(c) What are the different types of mountains?
Answer - The different types of mountains are fold, block and volcanic.
(d) How are mountains useful to man?
Answer - Mountains useful to man in following ways -
(e) How are plains formed?
Answer - Most of the plains are formed by rivers and their tributaries. The rivers flow down the slopes of mountains and erode them. They carry forward the eroded material. Then they deposit their load consisting of stones, sand and silt along their courses and in their valleys. It is from these deposits that plains are formed.
(f) Why are the river plains thickly populated?
Answer - The river plains thickly populated as more flat land is available for building houses, as well as for cultivation.
(g) Why are mountains thinly populated?
Answer - The mountains are thinly populated because of harsh climate. Also, the slopes are steep, less land is available for farming.
Answer - Mountains useful to man in following ways -
- Mountains are a storehouse of water. Many rivers have their source in the glaciers in the mountains. Water from the mountains is also used for irrigation and generation of hydro- electricity.
- They have a rich variety of flora and fauna.
- The forests provide fuel, fodder, shelter and other products like gum, raisins, etc.
- Mountains provide an idyllic site for tourists.
- Several sports like paragliding, hang gliding, river rafting and skiing are popular in the mountains.
(e) How are plains formed?
Answer - Most of the plains are formed by rivers and their tributaries. The rivers flow down the slopes of mountains and erode them. They carry forward the eroded material. Then they deposit their load consisting of stones, sand and silt along their courses and in their valleys. It is from these deposits that plains are formed.
(f) Why are the river plains thickly populated?
Answer - The river plains thickly populated as more flat land is available for building houses, as well as for cultivation.
(g) Why are mountains thinly populated?
Answer - The mountains are thinly populated because of harsh climate. Also, the slopes are steep, less land is available for farming.
2. Tick the correct answers.
(a) The mountains differ from the hills in terms of
(i) elevation
(ii) slope
(iii) aspect
Answer - (i) elevation
(b) Glaciers are found in
(iii) aspect
Answer - (i) elevation
(b) Glaciers are found in
(i) the mountains
(ii) the plains
(iii) the plateaus
Answer - (i) the mountains
(ii) the plains
(iii) the plateaus
Answer - (i) the mountains
(c) The Deccan Plateau is located in
(i) Kenya
(ii) Australia
(iii) India
Answer - (iii) India
(d) The river Yangtze flows in
(i) South America
(ii) Australia
(iii) China
Answer - (iii) China
(e) An important mountain range of Europe is
(i) the Andes
(ii) the Alps
(iii) the Rockies
Answer - (ii) the Alps
3. Fill in the blanks.
1. A ___________ is an unbroken flat or a low-level land.
Answer - plain
(ii) the Alps
(iii) the Rockies
Answer - (ii) the Alps
3. Fill in the blanks.
1. A ___________ is an unbroken flat or a low-level land.
Answer - plain
2. The Himalayas and the Alps are examples of _______________types of mountains.
Answer - fold
3. _____________ areas are rich in mineral deposits.
Answer - Plateau
4. The _________________ is a line of mountains.
Answer - range
5. The ____________areas are most productive for farming.
Answer - plain
Map Skills
On an outline map of the world, mark the following -
(a) Mountain ranges: Himalayas, Rockies and Andes.
(b) Plateau : Tibet.
Answer - Fill in Map
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