Physiography of Punjab

Q. What is Topography?

1. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of space.
2. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
3. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of the atmosphere.
4. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of the stratosphere.

Q. Read the following statements.

A- Relief is the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

B- Topography is the vertical and horizontal dimension of the land surface.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are right?

1. A only
2. Neither A nor B
3. B only
4. Both A & B

Q. Which of the following terms potrays the vertical and horizontal dimensions of a land surface?

1. Demography
2. Geography
3. Relief
4. Topography

Q. What do the rigid landmasses undergo continuously?

1. Plate movements
2. Volcanic Eruptions
3. Percolation
4. Erosion

Q.

It is the rapid movement of rock debris which is characterized by sharply defined shear plane

1. Mud flow

2. Landslide

3. Rock creep

Q. Which among the following terms demonstrates the difference between the highest and lowest elevations of a landscape?

1. Altitude
2. Relief
3. Topography
4. Demography

Q. What has resulted in the reconfigurement of the Earth's landmasses?

1. Volcanic Eruptions
2. Cyclones
3. Plate movements
4. Floods

Q. Where can desert-like regions be found in Punjab?

1. North-eastern part
2. South-western part
3. Northern part
4. Eastern Part

Q. According to Kober, what made the Plates move towards each other and form mountains?

1. Due to heat emission
2. Due to cooling and contraction
3. Due to gale winds
4. Due to a meteor strike

Q. Which of the following is a geosyncline?

1. Rheic Ocean
2. Panthalassan Ocean
3. Iapetus Ocean
4. Tethys Sea

Q. Topographic maps do not include man-made features since topography refers to the study of only natural land surfaces.

1. True
2. False

Q. If you were to measure the height of the landscapes in a hilly area, what sort of map would you take the help of?

1. Physical Map
2. Topographical Map
3. Relief Map
4. Political Map

Q. If earth were to contract to (1/n)th of its present size without any change in it mass , the duration of the day becomes?

Q. The term, relief, refers to the difference between the highest and the lowest elevations of a landscape.

1. True
2. False

Q. Use the following phrases or adverbs in your own sentence ;: 1)among the hills 2) from the Sea 3) actually 4)later