WORK SHEET

HOW SURFACE LANDFORMS CHANGE

CLASS- VII

Fill in the blanks.

a. The combined action of all processes that involve only the breaking down of rocks is known as .

b. The combined action of transportation and breaking down of rocks is known as .

c. The region near a river’s mouth comprising a network of distributaries is called a _ .

d. A lake of sea water separated from the main body of the sea by deposits accumulated on the sea bed is

called a _ .

e. is an organic substance derived from partly decomposed plant and animal remains in the soil.

Name any three types of landforms formed by a river in

a. Upper course - , _, _

b. Middle course- , ,

c. Lower course- , ,

Match the following:

 Estuarie a) Beaches and lagoons

 Glaciers b) do not involve transportation

 Wind c) Mushroom rocks, sand dunes

 Weathering, Erosion, Mass movement d) Denudation

 Weathering e) Moraines

 Chilika f) Humus

 Soil g) Largest lagoon (Orissa)

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