Chapter 1 - "Landforms of the world."

15.4.2015 Chapter 1- “ Landforms of the world”

Q1. What are landforms? Name the main landforms of the earth.

Ans1. The different features that make up the earth's surface. Are called landforms. The landforms of the earth are :-

a) Mountains or hills, b) Plains, c) Deserts, d) Plateaus.

Q2. What are fold mountains? Give few examples.

Ans2. When two large landmasses push against each other some mountains are formed. They are called fold mountains. Example:- The Himalayas, the Rockies in North America and The Alps in Europe.

Q3. What is a peninsula? Give an example.

Ans3. A landmass which comes out into the sea and is surrounded on three sidesby water is called peninsula. For eg. The southern part of India.

Q4. What is a desert? Name some of the important deserts in the world.

Ans4. Deserts are large, extremely dry areas of land. There is very little rainfall and very few plants grow in deserts. The important deserts of the worlsd are:- a) The Sahara desert in North Africa, b) The Kalahari desert in South Africa, c) The Atacama Desert in South America, d) The Thar desert in India.