geomorphology & earth landforms section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

During volcanic eruption deposition of lava in anticlines and synclines of folded mountains accounts for the formation of phacolith. A phacolith is a pluton parallel to the bedding plane or foliation of folded country rock.

More specifically, it is a typically lens-shaped pluton that occupies either the crest of an anticline or the trough of a syncline.

Answer: (d)

The deserts lie in the belt of the trade winds which blow from the northeast in the northern hemisphere and southeast in the southern hemisphere. Therefore, the general direction of the trade winds is from the east to the west.

These winds shed their moisture on the eastern margins of the continents and by the time they reach the west they have lost their moisture. The hot desert climate is found around the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, usually on the west side of continents. Examples are the Thar Desert in Pakistan and the Atacama desert in Chile.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (a)

Drakensberg is a mountain range of South Africa. The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, rising to 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) in height. Its geological history lends it a distinctive character amongst the mountain ranges of the world.