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NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Social Science Ch 3 Landforms and Life



Q 1. Name the activity that is takes place on plateau due to their minerals deposit?
Ans. Mining.
Q 2. By which process the Deccan plateau formed?
Ans. Volcanic activity.
Q 3. What is the primary occupation of people in Ganga plains?
Ans. Agriculture.
Q 4. Why Tibetan plateau is called Roof of the world?
Ans. Because it is highest plateau in world.

Q 5. Name the waterfall that is located near chhota Nagpur plateau?
Ans. Hundru falls.
Q 6. Define plateau?
Ans. A large flat landform at a high altitude.
Q 7. What is the Indian name of largest river originating from Himalayas?
Ans. Ganga.
Q 8. Name the area that is most suitable for human survival?
Ans. Plains.
Q 9. Mountain are arranged in a line is called?
Ans. Range.
Q 10. Name the largest plateau in the world?
Ans. Tibetan plateau.
Q 11. Main occupation of people living in mountain region?
Ans. Herding.
Q 12. Name the mountain that is located in South America?
Ans. Mount aconcagua.

Q 13. African plateaus is famous for?
Ans. Diamond and Gold.
Q 14. Define hills?
Ans. Highlands with a lower height, less steep slopes and rounded tops.
Q 15. Name three major landforms in India?
Ans. 1.Mountains
2.Plateau
3.Plains.
Q 16. The lower blocks in block mountain are?
Ans. Graben.
Q 17. Name the forest that are commonly found on mountain slopes?
Ans. Montane forest.
Q 18. Which type of trees are found in Montane forest?
Ans. Conifer trees like pine and spruce.
Q 19. Name the highest peak of Himalayas?
Ans. Mount Everest.
Q 20. Flood plains are the type of plain formed by?
Ans. Rivers.
Q 21. What does the term "tinais" refer to in ancient Tamil Sangam poetry?
Ans. Different landscapes associated with specific deities and emotions.
Q 22. Where are glaciers found?
Ans. In mountains.

Q 23. Define Glacier?
Ans. Some mountains there are permanently frozen rivers of ice.
Q 24. Which mountain is also known as "Sagarmatha" in Nepal?
Ans. Mount Everest.
Q 25. Highest mountain in Africa?
Ans. Mount kilimanjaro.
Q 26. Plateaus are also called?
Ans. Storehouse of minerals.
Q 27. Mountain are recognized by?
Ans. A steep slopes.
Q 28. The wearing away of earth's surface is called?
Ans. Soil erosion.
Q 29. Tibet is a?
Ans. Plateau.
Q 30. Name the largest mountain range in the world?
Ans. Himalayas.