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Question
Out of the following words write down the four that are connected with volcanic activity.
Karst, crater, drumlin, stalactites, gully, pot holes, ash, basalt, swallow holes, dyke, domes, bluffs.
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Solution
Crater, ash, basalt, dyke are connected with volcanic activity.
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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 |
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Earth’s movements have modified the Earth’s surface.
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The region where there are highest number of geysers and hot springs.
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