Chapter 7 Landforms and their Evolution

1. Take into consideration the following:

1. Monadnock, an isolated hill of bedrock that rises dramatically above the surrounding area’s general level.
2. A peneplain is a relatively level land surface formed by erosion over time and unaffected by crustal movement.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

2. In which of the following stages of landform development, downward cutting is dominated?

3. Take into consideration the following:

1. Streams flow across original slopes, forming shallow V-shaped valleys with no floodplains at the Youth stage.
2. During the Mature stage, the valleys are V-shaped, similar to the Streams in the Youth stage.
3. Smaller tributaries with mild gradients are scarce in older streams.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

4. Take a look at the following statement. A glacial landscape with varied

depositional landforms is depicted in this panoramic diagram.

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5. Consider the following statement about the stream’s youth stage.

1. Meanders are not found in the river’s early stages.
2. At youth stage Streams divides are broad and flat with marshes, swamp and lakes.

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6. A deep valley characterised by steep step-like side slopes is known as

7. Debris avalanche can be included in the category of:

8. Considers the following statement in relation to which of the following statements falls under EROSIONAL LANDFORMS?

1. Valleys
2. Potholes and Plunge Pools
3. Entrenched Meanders
4. River Terraces

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9. In which one of the following regions the chemical weathering process is more dominant than the mechanical process?

10. takes into account the following statement.?

1. Valleys begin as a series of short, narrow rills.
2. The breadth of a gorge is almost equal at the top and bottom.
3. The top of a canyon is wider than the bottom.

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11. Which of the following statements define potholes?

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12. Consider the following statement in relation to River Terraces.

1. River terraces are the result of erosion.
2. River terraces can be found at the same elevation on both sides of rivers, in which case they are referred to as paired terraces.
3. River terraces are flat landforms that mark the level of a historic valley floor or floodplain.

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13. Which one of the following sentences best defines the term ‘Lapies’?

14. Which of the following statements, when applied to DEPOSITIONAL LANDFORMS, considers the following statement?

1. Valleys
2. Alluvial Fans
3. Deltas
4. River Terraces

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15. Alluvial Fans are defined by which of the following statements?

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16. consider the below statement .

the streams which flow over fans are not confined to their original channels for long

and shift their position across the fan forming many channels called.

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17. examines the following statement with relation to the formation of Deltas.

1. Increased river length
2. Increased water volume
3. Increased slope of water
4. Decreased river speed
5. Less effected by sea wave

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18. Consider the following statement with relation to Deltas.

1. Deltas are similar to alluvial fans, but they form in a different place.
2. As the delta expands, the river distributaries grow in length, and the delta continues to rise into the sea.

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19. A deep, long and wide trough or basin with very steep concave high walls at its head as well as in sides is known as:

20. Take the following assertions into consideration.

1. A key landform of river deposition is the floodplain.
2. A delta’s flood plains are known as delta plains.
3. The floodplain above the bank is a dormant one.
4. Natural levees can be found on both the major and small rivers’ banks.
5. Meander bars are another name for point bars.

Select the correct response.

21. Choose the correct answer

22. Consider the following claims about Meanders’ condition:

1. The strength of the bank is derived from either cohesive material or vegetation.
2. use of overbank flows to connect bars to floodplains
3. filling the downstream end of bars and chutes with fine sediment

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

23. Take a look at the following statements about meanders:

1. A meander is a series of regular undulating arcs in a river’s or other watercourse’s channel.
2. It occurs when a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank and deposits them on an inner, convex bank, usually a point bar.
3. The tendency to meander is lessened if there is no deposition, erosion, or undercutting.

Which of the following assertions is/are correct?

24. Which of the following are responsible for the formation of meaners?

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25. Consider the following statement about Meander:…………….

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26. Take a look at the following statement about oxbow lake.

1. When a meandering river erodes through the neck of one of its meanders, an oxbow lake emerges.
2. As meanders develop into deep loops, erosion at inflection points can cut them off, resulting in ox-bow lakes.

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27. consider the following statement  regarding Any limestone or

dolomitic region showing typical landforms produced by the action

of groundwater through the processes of solution and deposition is called

28. with reference to The karst topography is also characterized by

erosional   landforms., considers the following   statement?

Choose the correct erosional landforms

1. Pools
2. Sinkholes
3. Lapies
4. Limestone Pavements

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29. with reference to The karst topography is also characterized by depositional  landforms.,

considers the following   statement?

Choose the correct erosional landforms

1. Stalactites
2. Stalagmites
3. Pillars
4. Limestone Pavements

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30. considers the following statement in relation to Caves.

1. Tunnels are caves that have entrances on both ends.
2. A cave or cavern is an underground natural void.

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31. Which of the following statement defines GLACIERS?

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32. Consider the following statement with relation to Cirque.

1. Cirques are frequently located near the apex of glacial valleys.
2. After the glacier has melted, a lake of water can often be visible among the cirques. Cirque lakes are the name for these kind of lakes.
3. It is made up of Depositional Landforms.

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33. Which of the following statement defines Horns?

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34. thinks about the following statement?

1. Glacial till is the unsorted coarse and fine debris dumped by receding glaciers.
2. Moraines are lengthy ridges of glacial till deposits.

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35. Which of the following statements defines lateral moraines?

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36. Which of the following statement defines meanders?

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37. Regarding Drumlins, analyses the following statement.

1. A drumlin is an extended hill created by a glacier that has passed over it.
2. The long axes of drumlins go parallel to the ice flow direction.
3. The stoss is the end of the drumlins that faces the glacier.
4. The direction of glacier movement is indicated by drumlins.

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38. with refrerence to    it  is a ridge of sediment and ditritus that is deposited

at the base along the length of the glacier by the outwash from the meltwater produced

by the pressure from the weight of the ice. It is sometimes sinuous and may resemble

a railroad grade  consider the following statement

Which  glacial landscape is it ?

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39. match the following

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