Landforms

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Geography Standard 7 Term 1 “Landforms”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. _____ is a deposition of river sediments along the foot-hills.
a) Plunge pool
b) Alluvial fan
c) Flood plain
d) Delta

2. Courtallam falls is located across the_____ river.
a) Cauvery
b) Pennar
c) Chittar
d) Vaigai

3. The landform created by glacial deposition is _____.
a) Cirque
b) Arete
c) Moraine
d) Tarn lake

4. Large deposits of loess are found in _____.
a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Brazil
5. _____ are not associated with wave erosion
a) Cliff
b) Sea arch
c) Stack
d) Beaches

II. Fill in the blanks:
1. The process of breaking and crumbling of rocks is _____.
2. The place where the river joins a lake or a sea is known as _____.
3. Inselbergs are found in the _____ desert in South Africa.
4. A cirque is known as _____ in Germany.
5. The first longest beach in the world is _____.

Answers:
1. Weathering
2. river mouth
3. Kalahari
4. Kar
5. Miami (US)

III. Match the following:
1. Braking and crumbling of rocks        A. Glacier
2. Abandoned meander loops              B. Barchans
3. Large body of moving ice                 C. Lagoon
4. Crescent shaped sand dunes            D. Weathering
5. Vembanad lake                                  E. Oxbow lake

Answers:
1. D
2. E
3. A
4. B
5. C

IV. Consider the following statement and choose the appropriate answer:
1. Assertion (A): The deltas are formed near the mouth of the river.
Reason (R): The velocity of the river becomes slow when it approaches the sea.
a) Both A and R are correct
b) A is correct and R is wrong
c) A is wrong and R is correct
d) Both A and R are wrong

2. Assertion (A): Sea arches in turn become Sea Stacks.
Reason (R): Sea Stacks are the results of wave deposition.
a) Both A and R are correct
b) A is correct and R is wrong (wave erosion)
c) A is wrong and R is correct
d) Both A and R are wrong