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Geomorphic bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A lowland of faint relief left by stream erosion, dotted with monadnocks, is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which deep valley is nearly equal in width at its top and bottom, with very steep sides?Read the answer and worked solution →Canyons commonly form in which kind of rock?Read the answer and worked solution →Large deep holes at the base of waterfalls are called:Read the answer and worked solution →River terraces at the same height on both sides of a river are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The cone-shaped deposit where a mountain stream breaks onto a gentle plain is an:Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike alluvial fan deposits, the deposits making up deltas are:Read the answer and worked solution →Low linear ridges of coarse deposits along the banks of large rivers are:Read the answer and worked solution →Point bars, also called meander bars, form on which side of a meander?Read the answer and worked solution →Deep meander loops cut off at their inflection points are left as:Read the answer and worked solution →Karst topography takes its name from a limestone region in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Long narrow trenches formed when sinkholes and dolines join are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which limestone cave deposits rise up from the floor?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhagirathi is fed by meltwater from the snout of which glacier?Read the answer and worked solution →A lake left in a cirque after the glacier disappears is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Matterhorn and Everest are examples of which glacial landform?Read the answer and worked solution →Deep glacial troughs filled with sea water along high-latitude coasts are:Read the answer and worked solution →The unassorted coarse and fine debris dropped by melting glaciers is glacial:Read the answer and worked solution →A sinuous ridge of coarse material left by a stream flowing under the ice is an:Read the answer and worked solution →India's west coast is described as which type of coast?Read the answer and worked solution →A barrier bar keyed up to the headland of a bay is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Crescent-shaped dunes with wings pointing downwind are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the glacial landformsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the karst featuresRead the answer and worked solution →Run the landform agentsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the desert landformsRead the answer and worked solution →Erosional or depositionalRead the answer and worked solution →Sort by geomorphic agentRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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Geomorphic bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Forces from outside the earth.
    Item
    Exogenic
  2. Clue
    Mountain building by folding.
    Item
    Orogeny
  3. Clue
    To strip off; all exogenic work.
    Item
    Denudation
  4. Clue
    Curved sheets flake off rock.
    Item
    Exfoliation
  5. Clue
    Slip with backward rotation.
    Item
    Slump
  6. Clue
    Landforms in soluble rock.
    Item
    Karst
  7. Clue
    Soil formation.
    Item
    Pedogenesis
  8. Clue
    Downward wash of soil parts.
    Item
    Eluviation
  9. Clue
    Calcium carbonate nodules.
    Item
    Kanker
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 6, Geomorphic Processes._

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A lowland of faint relief left by stream erosion, dotted with monadnocks, is a:

  1. Peneplain
  2. Pediplain
  3. Floodplain
  4. Delta plain
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Correct answer: A. Peneplain

1. Divides are lowered till almost flat. 2. The result is a peneplain, an almost plain. 3. Resistant remnants are monadnocks. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 7, Landforms and their Evolution._

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Which deep valley is nearly equal in width at its top and bottom, with very steep sides?

  1. Rill
  2. Gorge
  3. Canyon
  4. Gully
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Correct answer: B. Gorge

1. A canyon is wider at the top than the bottom. 2. A gorge is equal in width top and bottom. 3. Gorges form in hard rocks. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 7, Landforms and their Evolution._

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