TECTONIC PLATES AND LANDFORMS

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1.OBSERVE THE  BELOW IMAGE AND  IDENTIFY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS GIVEN BELOW ARE TRUE.
A. Continental crusts are thicker than oceanic crust .
B.Continental crusts are denser than oceanic crust.
C. Mantle is denser than crust.
D. Continental crusts are thickest in mountainous regions.

 2.Observe the various plates and answer the below questions.
A. Name the structure formed because the North and South american plate are moving apart from Europe and Africa?
B. Which type of plate movement is responsible for the formation of Andes mountain and Himalayas?
C. Why are countries like Japan and Indonesia vulnerable to earthquakes?
D. Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep are island territories of India . What is the fundamental difference between them in terms of their origin.
E. If you install a statue exactly at  the south pole after millions of years the statue will not be at the south pole ( am I serious or joking).
3.Why is the Himalayan Tibetian region called the water tower of Asia   and  also the third pole?
4. Arrange the following mountain range from oldest to youngest.
Shivaliks , greater Himalayas ( himadri), lesser Himalayas( Himachal).

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