Question

Tickthe correct answers.

(a)The mountains differ from the hills in terms of

(i) elevation

(ii) slope

(iii) aspect

(b)Glaciers are found in

(i) themountains

(ii) the plains

(iii) the plateaus

(c)The Deccan Plateau is located in

(i) Kenya

(ii) Australia

(iii) India

(d)The river Yangtze flows in

(i) SouthAmerica

(ii) Australia

(iii) China

(e)An important mountain range of Europe is

(i) theAndes

(ii) the Alps

(iii) the Rockies

Answer 1

(a) (i) Elevation

The major difference between mountains and hills are in the terms of their elevation (height).

(b) (i) The mountains

Glaciers are found in mountains because the regions have high altitude and snow fall in winters and thus, forms glaciers.

(c) (iii) India

Deccan Plateaus is located in India in the Deccan region or the western and southern India which is more than 1000 meters in south and 100 meters in north.

(d) (iii) China

The Yangtze river probably flows in China and is the largest river of the China.

(e) (ii) The Alps

The Alps are the highest mountain range that are found in Europe. It is stretched approximately about 1200 km and across eight alpine countries.