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UPSC Prelims · General Studies

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Geomorphology and the Earth

Mountains, plateaus and plains of the world

Practise 1 PYQ

Concepts to cover

  1. Fold mountains: young (Alps, Himalaya, Andes, Rockies) and old (Appalachians, Urals, Aravalli)
  2. Block mountains and rift valleys: Vosges, Black Forest, Sierra Nevada, East African Rift
  3. Volcanic mountains and residual mountains
  4. Plateau types: intermontane, piedmont, continental, volcanic, dissected
  5. Plains: structural, erosional and depositional
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