Chapter 3 Solutions — Landforms and Life

Questions, Activities and Projects

1. 1.
   In what type of landform is your town / village / city located? Which features mentioned in this chapter do you see around you?
2. 2.
   Let us go back to our initial trip from Chhota Nagpur to Prayagraj and Almora. Describe the three landforms you came across on the way.
3. 3.
   List a few famous pilgrimage spots in India along with the landforms in which they are found.
4. 4.
   State whether true or false —

   • (a) The Himalayas are young mountains with rounded tops.
   • (b) Plateaus usually rise sharply at least on one side.
   • (c) Mountains and hills belong to the same type of landform.
   • (d) Mountains, plateaus and rivers in India have the same types of flora and fauna.
   • (e) Ganga is a tributary to the Yamuna.
   • (f) Deserts have unique flora and fauna.
   • (g) Melting snow feeds…
5. 5.
   Match words in pairs — Column A: Mount Everest, rafting, camels, plateau, Gangetic plains, waterway, Mount Kilimanjaro, Yamuna — Column B: Africa, roof of the world, rice fields, desert, river, Ganga, tributary, climbing.