Our Country India - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
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Q1: Mention the important features of the three main Himalayan ranges.
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The important features of the three main Himalayan regions are: 1. Greater Himalayas:1 These mountains are also called the Himadri. These are highest of all mountains. They run from Indus toBrahmaputra. The highest peak is Mt. Everest (8848m). Others are Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, and Nanda Devi, etc. 12. The Lesser Himalayas:1 These are also called Middle Himalayas or Himachal Himalayas. Most of the hill stations are situated on this range. 13. Shiwalik Ranges:1 These are the outer Himalayas. The average height of these ranges is about 1,200 metres.
Q2: Distinguish between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
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A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a rivers, where that river flows into an ocean, sea. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river.
Herodotus the great historian coined the term delta for the Nile River delta because the sediment deposited at its mouth had the shape of the Greek letter Delta: Δ.
The Ganga and Brahmaputra form the world’s largest delta which is called the Sunderban delta.
