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प्रश्न
Describe important volcanic landforms on earth.
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उत्तर
Prominent landforms associated with volcanoes are composite cones built of multiple materials erupted out from a volcano. Conical hills are common in volcanic areas Crater lake is formed along with the mouth of a conical volcano which is filled with water after cooling down of volcano. Due to repeated eruptions mouth of a volcano is converted into a large depression called a caldera. Lavashields are made by large amount of basic lava flows making volcanic shields with a gentle slope.
Lava plateau: is formed by large scale fissure eruptions covering extensive area e.g Columbia plateau in South America and the Deccan plateau of India.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name two landforms created by epeirogenic movements.
What are called endogenic forces?
Name the two land forms produced by exogenic forces.
The vertical movements which are the result of faults and cracks in the surface of the earth.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises ______ km above the floor of the Atlantic.
Describe the characteristics of structural plains.
What are the effects of Epeirogenic movements?
What is epicentre?
Match the following
| 1. | Breaking and crumbling of rocks | Glacier |
| 2. | Abandoned meander loops | Barchan |
| 3. | Large body of moving ice | Lagoon |
| 4. | Crescent shaped sand dunes | Weathering |
| 5. | Vembanad lake | Oxbow lake |
Identify any one of the following features near your home town and write a note on them.
1. Hill
2. Waterfall
3. River (or) stream
4. Beach.
