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प्रश्न
Give one word for the following :
The region where there are highest number of geysers and hot springs.
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उत्तर
Yellow stone park (U.S.A.)
संबंधित प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Cinder Cone and Composite Cone
Distinguish between the following pair of terms associated with vulcanicity:
Crater and Caldera
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Graben and Horst
Distinguish between the following pairs of terms associated with the crustal movement of the earth:
Tilted Block mountains and Lifted Block mountains
Match the items given in Column A with the correct ones in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. A Rift valley lake | (a) Deccan Trap region of India |
| 2. A horst | (b) Fujiyama |
| 3. A basic lava sheet | (c) Tanganyika |
| 4. Composite cones | (d) Black forest plateau |
| 5. An active volcano | (e) Corndon Hill |
| 6. A Batholith | (f) The Alps |
| 7. A Phaccolith | (g) Upland of Britain is France |
| 8. A young Fold mountain | (h) Stromboli |
Answer the following:
Hot springs are common in volcanic regions.
Give reasons for the following:
Earth’s movements have modified the Earth’s surface.
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
What are tectonic movements? How are these classified?
How the theory of plate tectonics has explained the formation of mountains like Himalaya or Alps and of the volcanic islands.
