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Try to name the landforms shown in figure 4.1

Mountain, continental coast, continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain, marine trench, marine deep, mid-oceanic ridges.


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• Continents and oceans are a part of the lithosphere and hydrosphere respectively.

• Continents and oceans lie on plates


• During low tides, the level of ocean water goes down and the land below the water near the coast is exposed.


• Ships wreck when they strike against the rocks in the ocean.


If the above points are correct, then select the most appropriate option from the following:


 The surface of the earth is occupied by land and water


 There is land below the ocean too.


 Even if the water has the same level, the land submerged is not even.


 The level of water and land is uneven.


 Discuss in the class regarding the choice of your options. Know from your teachers about the correct option.


2

If the classification of landforms on land can be done on the basis of altitude and size, then how can the landforms submerged under water be classified?

4

What parameters were used for classifying the landforms on the earth?

5

What parameters were used for naming the landforms below water?

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