Exercises: Questions, Activities and Projects

Questions and Answers

1. In what type of landform is your town / village / city located?

(Answers will vary based on your location. Use the guide below to identify your landform)

• Mountains: If you see steep slopes and high peaks.
• Plateaus: If you are on high ground that is relatively flat on top.
• Plains: If the land is flat and stretches for many kilometers.

2. Describe the three landforms you come across on the trip from Chhota Nagpur to Prayagraj to Almora.

1. Chhota Nagpur (Jharkhand): This is a Plateau. It is a hilly upland rich in minerals.
2. Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): This is located in the Plains (Gangetic Plain). The land is flat and very fertile.
3. Almora (Uttarakhand): This is in the Mountains (Himalayas). It has high altitudes, steep slopes, and narrow valleys.

4. State whether true or false

• The Himalayas are young mountains with rounded tops.
  • False. (They have sharp peaks; rounded tops are for old mountains).
• Plateaus usually rise sharply at least on one side.
  • True.
• Mountains and hills belong to the same type of landform.
  • True. (Both are highlands).
• Mountains, plateaus and rivers in India have the same types of flora and fauna.
  • False. (They have very different ecosystems).
• Ganga is a tributary to the Yamuna.
  • False. (Yamuna is a tributary to the Ganga).
• Deserts have unique flora and fauna.
  • True.
• Melting snow feeds rivers.
  • True.
• Sediments from rivers deposited in the plains makes the land fertile.
  • True.
• All deserts are hot.
  • False. (There are cold deserts like the Gobi and Antarctica).

5. Match words in pairs