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Ch3-Worksheet-1- MOUNTAINS

                 1      Which mountain in Eastern Africa is not part of any mountain
                        chain?
                        a) Aconcagua
                        b) Kilimanjaro
                        c) Alps
                        d) Andes
                 2      What is the importance of mountains for rivers?
                 3      Which is the highest mountain in the world?
                        a) K2
                        b) Kanchenjunga
                        c) Mount Everest
                        d) Mount Kilimanjaro
                 4      Discuss the importance of mountains to human life and the
                        environment.
                 5      Tourism is a boon or bane for fragile mountain environment,
                        discuss.
                 6      Mount Fuji is a famous ________ mountain in the country _____.
                 7      Name two tributaries of Ganga, that also originate in the
                        Himalayas.
                 8      What do you mean by montane forest?
                 9      What is terrace farming?
                 10     ‘Chomolungma’ and ‘Sagarmatha’ are the local Tibetan and
                        Nepali names used for what?
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