Erosional Landforms Created by Wind

Q.

What are the different types of sand dunes?

Q. How are yardangs formed in arid regions?

1. By rocks lifted up from the surface that moves with the winds.
2. By the softer rocks surrounding a resistant igneous rock.
3. By winds carrying large volumes of sand depositing them at different places
4. By undercutting of vertically aligned rocks

Q. An inselberg is an isolated mountain made up of igneous rock.

1. True
2. False

Q. Crescent shaped sand dunes are called ______.

1. Inselberg
2. Uluru
3. Barchan
4. Yardang

Q. is an example of an inselberg.

1. Uluru
2. Jaisalmer
3. Mississippi Valley

Q. The region famous for the Barchan or crescent shaped dunes in India is _________.

1. Western Ghats
2. Rajasthan Desert
3. Northern Plains
4. Southern Plains

Q. Crescent shaped sand dunes are called ______.

1. Yardang
2. Barchan
3. Uluru
4. Inselberg

Q. is an example of an inselberg.

1. Uluru
2. Jaisalmer
3. Mississippi Valley

Q. Crescent shaped sand dunes are called ______.

1. Uluru
2. Yardang
3. Inselberg
4. Barchan

Q. How are yardangs formed in arid regions?

1. By rocks lifted up from the surface that moves with the winds.
2. By winds carrying large volumes of sand depositing them at different places
3. By the softer rocks surrounding a resistant igneous rock.
4. By undercutting of vertically aligned rocks

Q. An inselberg is an isolated mountain made up of igneous rock.

1. True
2. False

Q. Erosional work performed by wind is chiefly visible in _____ and _____ region.

1. tropical, arid
2. arid, semi arid
3. arid, equatorial
4. arid, hilly

Q. This type of landform is formed by both fast and slow winds blowing in the same direction with the direction of the wind perpendicular to the landform created. What kind of landform is this?

1. Longitudinal Dunes
2. Transverse Dunes
3. Barchans
4. Loess