7th Term-1 Lesson.6 Landforms

7th Term-1 Lesson.6 Landforms

Lesson.6 Landforms

I. Choose the correct answer

1. _________ is a deposition of river sediments along the foot-hills.

1. Plunge pool
2. Alluvial fan
3. Flood plain
4. Delta

Ans : Alluvial fan

2. Courtallam falls is located across the _________ river.

1. Cauvery
2. Pennar
3. Chittar
4. Vaigai

Ans : Chittar

3. The landform created by glacial deposition is _________.

1. Cirque
2. Arete
3. Moraine
4. Tarn lake

Ans : Moraine

4. Large deposits of loess are found in _________.

1. USA
2. India
3. China
4. Brazil

Ans : China

5. _________ are not associated with wave erosion.

1. Cliff
2. Sea arch
3. Stack
4. Beaches

Ans : Clif

II. Fill in the Blanks.

1. The process of breaking and crumbling of rocks is _________.

Ans : weathering

2. The place where the river joins a lake or a sea is known as _________.

Ans : river mouth

3. Inselbergs are found in the _________ desert in South Africa.

Ans : Kalahari

4. A cirque is known as _________ in Germany.

Ans : Kar

5. The first longest beach in the world is _________.

Ans : Miami beach

III. Match the following

1. Breaking and crumbling of rocks	Glacier
2. Abandoned meander loops	Barchans
3. Large body of moving ice	Lagoon
4. Crescent shaped sand dunes	Weathering
5. Vembanad lake	Oxbow lake
Ans : 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – A, 4 – B, 5 – C

IV. Consider the following statement and tick ( √ ) the appropriate answer. 

1. Assertion (A) : The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river

Reason (R) : The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.

1. Both A and R are correct
2. A is correct and R is wrong
3. A is wrong and R is correct
4. Both A and R are wrong

Ans : Both A and R are correc

2. Assertion (A) : Sea arches in turn become Sea Stacks.

Reason (R) : Sea Stacks are the results of wave deposition.

1. Both A and R are correct
2. A is correct and R is wrong
3. A is wrong and R is correct
4. Both A and R are wrong

Ans : A is correct and R is wrong.