Chhattisgarh State Board Class 6 Geography Chapter 6 Major Landforms of The Earth Exercise Answer the following questions, Tick the correct answers, Fill in the blanks here.
1.) Answer the following quest ions briefly.
(a) What are the major landforms?
ANS:
There are 3 major landforms.
Mountains, Plateaus and plains are the major landforms.
(b) What is the difference between a mountain and a plateau?
ANS:
Mountain:
i)It is naturally occurring elevation of the earth surface.
ii)It has broad base area higher than its surrounding areas.
Plateau:
i) It is elevated flat land.
ii) It has a table shaped land situated above the surrounding area.
(c) What are the different types of mountains?
ANS:
i) There are various types of mountains.
ii) Fold mountains, Block Mountains and Volcanic Mountains these are 3 types of mountains.
(d) How are mountains useful to man?
ANS:
I) Mountains are useful to man in different ways.
ii)It stores water which we used for generation of electricity also useful for irrigation purpose.
iii) The forests on mountains provide fuels and shelter.
iv) It is visiting sites for tourist also peoples plays games such as paragliding, skiing are played on mountains.
(e) How are plains formed?
ANS:
I) Plains are formed with the help of river.
ii) River carries various debris materials such as stones, soil and deposits in the valley and formation of plains are takes place.
(f) Why are the river plains thickly populated?
ANS:
i) The plains are formed by the river carries fertile land. On that land peoples in that area easily grows crops and earn money.
ii) Availability of water is easy, people build their houses on that area easily Hence Growth or Development of people easily happened for this reason river plains thickly populated.
(g) Why are mountains thinly populated?
ANS:
i) Mountains are naturally elevated earth surface.
ii) On mountains the fertile land for growing of crops is not available easily also water is not available easily hence Mountains are thinly populated.
2.) Tick the correct answers.
(a) The mountains differ from the hills in terms of
(i) Elevation (ii) slope (iii) aspect
ANS:
The mountains differ from the hills in terms of Elevation
(b) Glaciers are found in
(i) the mountains (ii) the plains (iii) the plateaus
ANS:
Glaciers are found in the mountains
(c) The Deccan Plateau is located in
(i) Kenya (ii) Australia (iii) India
ANS:
The Deccan Plateau is located in India
(d) The river Yangtze flows in
(i) South America (ii) Australia (iii) China
ANS:
The river Yangtze flows in China
(e) An important mountain range of Europe is
(i) The Andes (ii) the Alps (iii) the Rockies
ANS:
An important mountain range of Europe is the Alps
3.) Fill in the blanks.
1.) A __________ is an unbroken flat or a low-level land.
ANS:
A Plains is an unbroken flat or a low-level land.
2.) The Himalayas and the Alps are examples of _______________types of mountains.
ANS:
The Himalayas and the Alps are examples of Fold types of mountains.
3.) _____________ areas are rich in mineral deposits.
ANS:
Plateau areas are rich in mineral deposits.
4.) The _________________ is a line of mountains.
ANS:
The Range is a line of mountains.
5.) The ____________areas are most productive for farming.
ANS:
The River plainareas are most productive for farming.