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- Continents: large masses of land
- Island: a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides
- Isthmus: a narrow strip of land that joins two large landmasses and has water on two sides
- Lithosphere: the outermost solid layer of the Earth made up of rocks and soil
- Mountain: a large mass of land that rises to a great height from the surrounding area
- Peninsula: a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides and joined to a larger landmass on one side
- Plain: a low-lying flat land surface with a very gentle slope.
Plateau: a large mass of comparatively flat land that rises abruptly from the surrounding area - Valley: an elongated, low area lying between hills or mountains
Q1.
Choose the correct option.
- The smallest continent in the world is __________________.
- Europe
- Africa
- Australia
- Antarctica
- The ___________________ is an example of fold mountain.
- Andes
- Vosges
- Vindhya
- Kilimanjaro
- The Narmada Valley is an example of a _____________ valley.
- V-shaped
- U-shaped
- I-shaped
- rift
- The Chhotanagpur Plateau is an example of __________________ plateau.
- intermontane
- continental
- piedmont
- volcanic
- Which of the following is not a peninsula?
- Suez
- Southern India
- California
- Jutland
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- (c) Australia
- (a) Andes
- (d) rift
- (b) Continental
- (a) Suez
Q2.
Fill in the blanks.
- Asia, together with Europe, forms a continuous landmass called _________________.
- The ______________ is almost at the centre of Antarctica.
- River valleys that are very deep, with steep walls, are called ______________.
- The Deccan Plateau in India is a __________________ plateau.
- _____________ plains are formed in those areas where the rock layers are aligned almost horizontally.
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- Eurasia
- South Pole
- gorges
- volcanic
- Structural
Q3.
Mark the wrong statements and correct them.
- Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are examples of external forces.
- Europe is smaller in size than Africa.
- Mr. Fujiyama in Japan, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mt. Vesuvius in Italy are examples of block mountains.
- River valleys are suitable for agriculture.
- The Northern Plains of India are erosional plains.
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Place the given names under the correct headings.
South Africa, Alps, Bolivia, Yangtze Basin, Rhine, Urals, Russian Platform, Western Australia, Vesuvius, West Siberia, Narmada
| Mountain | Valley | Plateau | Plain |
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| Mountain | Valley | Plateau | Plain |
| Alps | Rhine | Bolivia | Yangtze basin |
| Urals | Narmada | Western Australia | Russian platform |
| Vesuvius | South Africa | West Siberia |
Q5.
Name the continents of the world in order of size, starting with the largest.
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The continents of the world in order of size, starting with the largest are :
- Asia
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Antarctica
- Europe
- Australia






























































