Physiographic Divisions in Europe

Q. Why are mountain regions thinly populated?

Q.

Brahmaputra plain is also called as

1. Assam plain

2. Punjab plain

3. Southern plain

4. None of these

Q. Landforms are different physical features of land.

1. True
2. False

Q. Select the statements that describe the topography of the Central Uplands.

1. The uplands consists of old rocks, eroded old mountains, hills, and high plateaus.
2. Parts of this region are forested.
3. The uplands are smooth, even plains.
4. Most of the land is rocky and has poor soil which is not suitable for farming.

Q. From the following, select the places that are part of the Central Uplands.

1. The Alps in Austria
2. The Vosges in France
3. The Black Forests in Germany
4. The Meseta Plateau in Spain

Q. The general elevation of the Northwestern Highlands mountains in Scandinavia is ______, and in Ireland and Scotland it is _______.

1. 2, 000 m, 600 m
2. 600 m, 2, 000 m
3. 2, 500 m, 1, 100 m
4. 1, 100 m, 2, 500 m

Q. Which continent is also known as the 'white continent'?

1. Europe
2. North America
3. Antarctica
4. Australia

Q. From the given options, select the countries where the mountains making up the Northwestern Highlands region are present.

1. Germany
2. Sweden
3. Finland
4. Norway

Q. Which of the following canals links up North Sea with Baltic Sea?

1. Panama Canal
2. Kiel Canal
3. Suez Canal
4. None of these

Q. Select the statements that describe the topography of the Northwestern Highlands mountains.

1. They consist of young mountains.
2. They are made up of ancient rocks.
3. They have a gentle slope in the north and are crossed by many rivers.
4. They are relic mountains which have undergone glacial erosion.

Q. In the following sentence, some part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence, you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the most appropriate option given in each of the sentences given below that is the best version than the underlined part of the sentence:
Many of them chiselled from solid rock centuries ago the mountainous regions are dotted with hundreds of monasteries. (CLAT, 2017)

1. Chiselled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions are dotted with many hundreds of monasteries.
2. The mountainous regions are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiselled from solid rock centuries ago.
3. The mountainous regions are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which are chiselled from solid rock centuries ago.
4. Hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiselled from solid rock centuries ago, are dotting the mountainous regions.