Movement of Continents
Movement of Continents: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Himalayas, Plateaux, Plains, Convergent Boundaries, Types of Plate Boundaries, Mountains, Plains and Plateaus, Tectonic Plate Boundaries, Mariana Trench as the Deepest Point on Earth and, Major Plates of the Earth Crust
Important Questions on Movement of Continents
What factor is responsible for the formation of the Himalayas?
Describe convergent boundaries.
Define divergent plate boundaries with a suitable example.
Which of the following is a type of tectonic plate boundary?
What force is responsible for the movement of plates of the earth?
Which of following is the major plate of the earth crust?
Which of the following is a feature of a plain?
Explain how plains are formed?
What are the features of Indian Peninsular plateau?
State the causes for the formation of a plateau.
Which of the following is not a type of mountain?
State various types of plateaus.
Define a tectonic plate boundary.
Name some major tectonic plate boundaries.
Deepest point on the earth crust.
What is the deepest point in the ocean?
What are the characteristics of the Himalayan mountains?
Which of these features would you not expect to find near a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving towards each other?
The island of Krakatoa sits on a site where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other. Which name is given to this kind of boundary?
