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A. The different types of mountains are Fold Mountains, Block Mountains, and
Volcanic mountains.
A. Rivers and their tributaries bring stone, sand and silt and deposit in the low –
lying areas and form plains.
6. What is erosion?
A. The wearing away of the earth’s surface by the action of wind, water or ice is
called erosion.
8. What is a range?
A. Block Mountains are created when large areas are broken and displaced
vertically. The uplifted blocks are terms as horsts and the lowered blocks are
called graben.
A. Plains are thickly populated as the flat land provides space for housing.
Further, provision for transport is easy and the land is highly productive for
cultivation.