15. Mountains
Chain of mountains /mountain
ranges
A mountain is a raised level of land with sloping sides and a sharp peak.
Small mountains / hills
Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga
16. Plateau
A plateau is an area of raised land with a flat top. It is also known as table land as it looks
like a table.
Deccan Plateau /India
Tibet Plateau / China
17. Plains
A plains is a flat land.
Ganga plain and Indus
plain
Fertile land
Northern plains / India
24. Antarctic Ocean
It lies in the extreme south of the world, around the
continent of Antarctica.
25. Uses of Oceans
• They shelter many sea animals.
• They act as waterways for transportation.
• Oceans water produces salt.
• The water of the oceans evaporates and
forms rain clouds which bring rains.
• Oceans help generate electricity from tidal
waves.
26. Water Bodies on the Earth
• Besides oceans, there are
various other water bodies
on the surface of the earth.
• Rivers, lake and seas are
some of the water bodies.
27. Water bodies that flow from mountains to plains are called
The point where the river starts is called its and the point
where it enters a lake, large river or the oceans is called its .
28. • A deep and vast stretch of water found along
the edge of the continent is called a Sea.
• The seas open upon into mighty oceans.
29. It is a water body surrounded by land on all sides.
A lake is a hollow and low land where rain water
gets collected .
30. Use clay to make a models of hills,
ranges of mountains , plateaus and
plains.
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