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Landforms And Their Evolution
Question
Describe cirques.
Solution
Cirques are semi-circular hollows at the sides of a mountain. The moving ice produces depression on the slopes of mountains. Plucking and frost-wedging deepens and widens these depressions. An arm chair-shaped basin with a back wall is formed. These are known as cirques.
Some More Questions From Landforms and Their Evolution Chapter
Arrange the following from smaller to bigger form : Stream, gully, river, rill.
Which are the first order landforms ?
What is a relief ?
On which type of rocks the action of carbonation is more effective ?
What will be the transporting capacity of a river if the velocity of its water is doubled ?
Which is the largest canyon of the world ?
What is a fiord ?
What types of landforms are generally found in the eastern and western coasts of India ?
What is weathering ?
Describe cirques.
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