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प्रश्न
Why and how are the plains the centres of all human activity?
थोडक्यात उत्तर
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उत्तर
he plains are the centres of great economic advancement. The alluvial plains have been the cradles of civilisation from the earliest time. They have the following advantages to man:
- Railways, roads and waterways can be easily laid.
- They are the granary of the world.
- Due to fine climate, fertile soil and facilities for movement, the plains have become thickly populated and most of the big cities and towns are situated in the plains of the world except in areas which suffer from harsh climate and temperature.
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Landforms of the Earth
या प्रश्नात किंवा उत्तरात काही त्रुटी आहे का?
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by a landform?
What are known as epeirogenic movements?
Name two landforms created by 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 Great Plain of the USA was formed by ______.
What are the effects of Epeirogenic movements?
How are Block mountains formed?
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 |
Define weathering.
