MAJOR LANDFORM OF THE EARTH

THE EARTH IS RUGGED OR FLAT AT SOME PLACES.

THERE ARE TWO REASONS FOR THAT::::

THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE INTERNAL PROCESS THAT IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE THE EARTH AS A RESULT OF WHICH UPLIFTMENT OR SINKING OF THE EARTH SURFACE TAKES PLACE.

THE SECOND IS THE CONTINUOUS WEARING DOWN OR EROSION THAT TAKES PLACE.

IT CAN BE SOIL EROSION.

DEPENDING ON THE ELEVATION AND SLOPE:::::

THERE ARE THREE TYPE OF LANDFORM PRESENT::::

MOUNTAINS,PLATEAU, AND PLAINS.

MOUNTAINS:::::

A MOUNTAIN IS THE NATURAL ELEVATION OF THE EARTH SURFACE.

THERE ARE SOME MOUNTAINS THAT HAVE PERMANENTLY FROZEN RIVERS OF ICE.THIS IS CALLED GLACIERS.

MOUNTAIN ARRAINGED IN THE LINE IS CALLED RANGE.

HIMALAYA IN ASIA,ANDES IN SOUTH AMERICA AND ALPS IN EUROPE IS THE MOUNTAIN RANGES.

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF MOUNTAINS::::FOLD MOUNTAINS,BLOCK MOUNTAINS AND VOLCANIS MOUNTAINS.

FOLD MOUNTAIN:::::FOLD MOUNTAIN ARE THE EFFECT OF FOLDING OF LAYER BY THE UPPER PART OF EARTH CRUST.

THE FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE HAVING HIGH CONICAL PEAK.

EXAMPLE:HIMALAYA,ALPS,ARAVALI,URAL IN RUSSIA.

BLOCK MOUNTAIN ARE FORMED BECAUSE OF VERTICAL FRACTURE THAT THE LOOK LIKE MOUNTAIN.

RHINE VALLEY AND VOSGUS MOUNTAIN ARE THE EXAMPLE OF BLOCK MOUNTAIN.

VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN ARE FORMED DUE TO THE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN EARTH.

Mt KILLIMANJARO IN AFRICA AND Mt FUJIYAMA IN JAPAN ARE THE EXAMPLE OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN.

MOUNTAIN ARE THE STOREHOUSE OF WATER AS MANY RIVER ORIGINATE FROM THE MOUNTAINS.

PLATEAU:::::
PLATEAU IS THE FLAT LAND THAT HAS MORE HEIGHT THAN THE SEA LEVEL.
A PLATEAU MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE STEEP SLOPE.
DECCAN PLATEU IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PLATEAU IN INDIA.
THE TIBET PLATEAU IS THE HIGHEST PLATEAU IN THE WORLD WITH THE HEIGHT OF 4000 TO 6000 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL.
THE PLATEAU ARE RICH IN MINERAL.
THE CHHOTANAGPUR PLATEAU IN INDIA IS RICH IN IRON,COAL AND MAGNESE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WATERFALL IN THE PLATEAU SUCH AS HUNDRU FALL IN CHHOTANAGPUR PLATEAU ON THE RIVER SUBARNREKHA,JOG FALL IN KARNATAKA.
PLAIN::::
PLAIN ARE THE LARGE LAND STRETCHES. 
MOST OF THE PLAIN ARE MADE BY RIVER AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.
MOST OF THE LIFE EXIST IN THE PLAIN.
PLAIN ARE THE MOST FERTILE PLACE IN THE WORLD AND HENCE ARE DENSLY POPULATED.