Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
What are the different types of Geosynclines?
Advertisements
उत्तर
There are three types of Geosynclines
- Monogeosynclines : Long, narrow geosynclines along narrow water bodies take the shape of narrow mountains such as Appalachian mountains of North America.
- Polygeosynclines : Geosynclines laid down in wide and long water basin take the shape of broad and long mountain ranges like Rockies in North America.
- Mesogeosynclines : The geosynclines lying between Europe and Africa continents resulted in various mountain ranges e.g. Alps and Pyrenees in Europe, Atlas in Africa.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give two points of importance of landforms.
What are known as epeirogenic movements?
What are known as exogenic forces?
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
The upfolds of the rock strata are called ______.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises ______ km above the floor of the Atlantic.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
The Great Plain of the USA was formed by ______.
What are Block mountains?
Explain briefly the landforms created by volcanoes on the surface of the earth.
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.
What is the endogenic process?
