Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.(i) A landmass bounded by sea on three sides in referred to as (a) coast (b) island (c) peninsula (d) None of these
(ii) Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as(a) Himachal (b) Uttarakhand (c) Purvanchal (d) None of these
(iii) The Western coastal strip. South of Goa is referred to as
(a) Coromandal (b) Konkan (c) Kannad (d) Northern Circar
(iv) The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is(a) Anai Mudi (b) Kanchenjunga (c) Mahendragiri (d) Khasi
Answer the following questions briefly (i) What are tectonic plates?(ii) Which continents of today were part of the Gondwana land?(iii) What is the Bhabar?(vi) Name of the Island group of India having coral Vindhyan(v) Which plateaus lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges?(iv) Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas from north to south.
On an outline map of India show the following.(i) Mountain and Hill Ranges :— The Karakoram, the Zaskar, the Patkai Bum, the Jaintia, the Vindhya range, the Aravali and the Cardamom hills.
(ii) Peaks :— K2 Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and the Anai Mudi.
(iii) Plateaus :— Chhotanagpur and Malwa.
(iv) The Indian Desert :—Western Ghats, Lakshadweep Islands.
Locate the peaks, passes, ranges, plateaus hills and duns hidden in the puzzle.Try to find where these features are located. You may start your search horizontally vertically or diagonally.
