Geography - Questions and Answers - 30

826. Which type of mountain is India's Aravalli?
Residual mountain

827. Which are the examples of fold mountains?
The Himalayas, the Andese the Alps

828. Which type of mountains belong to the younger category?
Fold mountains

829. Which type of mountains are composed of the sedimentary rocks?
Fold mountains

830. Which type of mountains are called 'the mountains of elevation', since the rock strata have been elevated to great heights?
Fold mountains

831. The Rockies are an example for ----- mountains
Fold mountains

832. The Black Forest & the Hunsruck Mountains are examples of----- mountains
Block mountains

833. What is the name of the elevated uplands with extensive level surfaces?
Plateau

834. The plateaux are sometimes referred to as ------
Tablelands

835. What is the name of the plateau, formed by earth movements?
Tectonic plateau

836. When plateau is enclosed by fold mountains, they are known as-------
Intermont plateau

837. Which type of plateaux is the highest & the most extensive plateau in the world?
Interment plateau

838. The Tibetan Plateau is an example for------ plateau
Intermountain plateau

839. When the molten lava solidifies to form a plateau, it is known as -------
Volcanic plateau
840. The North-western part of the Deccan Plateau is an example for
Volcanic plateau

841. Situated in South America, which is the most remarkable plateau built by lava?
The Columbia-Snake Plateau

842. Which type of plateau is formed by the process of weathering & erosion by running water, ice & winds?
Dissected plateau

843. The Scottish Highlands are example for ------
Dissected plateau

844. An area of lowland, either level or undulating & seldom rises more than a few hundred feet is known as ------
Plain

845. Which type of plains are formed by the horizontally bedded rocks?
Structural Plains

846. The Russian Platform, the Great Plains of USA are examples of
Structural Plains

847. Which plains are formed by the deposition of materials brought by various agents of transportation?
Depositional Plains

848. The alluvial plains, flood plains & deltaic plains are examples for
Depositional plains

849. The Ganges delta is an example for which type of plain?
Depositional plain

850. The outwash plains are formed by the activity of ---------------
Glaciers

851. Which agents work behind the formation of coastal plains?
Wind and waves

852. The work of which agent results in the formation of loess plateau?
Wind

853. What is the name of the plains carved by the agents of erosion?
Erosional plains

854. Which type of plains are also known in the name of 'Pene plains'?
Erosional plains

IMPORTANT NATIONAL PARKS
855. Kaziranga National Park - Assam
856. Manas National Park - Assam
857. Valmiki National Park - Bihar
858. Indravati National Park - Chattisgarh
859. Hazaribagh National Park - Jharkhand
860. Kanha National Park - Madhya Pradesh
861. Dudhwas National Park - Uttar Pradesh
862. Nanda Devi National Park - Uttarakhand

THE MAJOR VALLEYS OF HIMALAYAS
863. Kashmir valley - Jammu & Kashmir
864. Kangara valley - Himachal Pradesh
865. Kullu valley- Himachal Pradesh
866. Manali valley - Himachal Pradesh

HILL STATIONS OF HIMALAYAS
867. Pahalgam - Jammu and Kashmir
868. Sonamarg- Jammu and Kashmir
869. Gulamarg- Jammu and Kashmir
870. Dalhousie - Himachal Pradesh
871. Mussorie - Uttarakhand
872. Almora - Uttarakhand
873. Darjeeling - West Bengal