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(a) Major landforms are:
(b) Differences between Mountains and Plateaus are as follows:
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Mountains |
Plateaus |
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A naturally elevated surface with summit and broad base. |
An elevated flat toped table land standing above the surrounding area. |
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It is much higher than the surrounding area. |
It is less higher than the mountain. |
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Its height is more than 600m. |
Its height varies from a few hundred meters to several thousand meters. |
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Example: Himalayas |
Example: Deccan Plateau and Tibet Plateau |
(c) Different types of mountains are as follows:
(d) Mountains are useful to man in the following ways:
(e) Rivers and their tributaries flows down the mountain slopes with sand and silt and deposited it in low lying areas and thus, form plains.
(f) River plains are thickly populated because:
(g) Mountains are thinly populated because of following reasons:
(a) (i) Elevation
The major difference between mountains and hills are in the terms of their elevation (height).
(b) (i) The mountains
Glaciers are found in mountains because the regions have high altitude and snow fall in winters and thus, forms glaciers.
(c) (iii) India
Deccan Plateaus is located in India in the Deccan region or the western and southern India which is more than 1000 meters in south and 100 meters in north.
(d) (iii) China
The Yangtze river probably flows in China and is the largest river of the China.
(e) (ii) The Alps
The Alps are the highest mountain range that are found in Europe. It is stretched approximately about 1200 km and across eight alpine countries.
1. Plains
Plains are the flat land or the low level lands.
2. Fold Mountains
Himalayas and Alps are young fold Mountains. They have a rugged relief and high conical peaks.
3. Plateau
Plateaus are rich in mineral deposits such as Chota Nagpur Plateau: it is a store house of minerals like lime stone, copper, mica, coal, bauxite and iron ore.
4. Range
The range is a line of mountains which lies on different places.
5. Plains
Plains are fertile so they are most productive for farming.
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