CLASS 6 · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CH 6: MAJOR LANDFORMS OF THE EARTH
Major Landforms 🏔️
NCERT-aligned Class 6 Geography topic from The Earth: Our Habitat. Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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Key locations covered (15)
- Mt. Everest — Nepal/Tibet
- Mt. Kilimanjaro — Tanzania
- Himalayas — Asia
- Andes Mountains — South America
- Alps — Europe
- Aravalli Range — Rajasthan, India
- Tibetan Plateau — China/Tibet
- Deccan Plateau — India
- East African Rift Valley — East Africa
- Amazon Basin — South America
- Sahara Desert — North Africa
- Types of Mountains — Global
- Types of Plateaus — Global
- Types of Plains — Global
- Landforms by Formation Process — Global
Sample questions (12 of 141)
Height of Mt. Everest?
8,848.86 m (updated 2020 survey)
Located in which mountain range?
Himalayas
Called Sagarmatha in?
Nepali; Chomolungma in Tibetan
First to summit?
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (1953)
Type of mountain?
Fold mountain (young fold)
What is the geographical or strategic significance of this location?
Highest peak in the world; major mountaineering challenge
Challenges?
Extreme altitude, low oxygen, extreme cold, avalanches, high winds
Best time to climb?
May (pre-monsoon window)
What is a distinguishing feature of this location?
Grows ~4 mm per year due to tectonic activity
Comparison?
Highest mountain on land; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) is tallest from base to peak (mostly underwater)
Highest peak in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 m)
Type of mountain?
Volcanic mountain (stratovolcano)
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT Class 6 Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook The Earth: Our Habitat, drawn from the chapter Ch 6: Major Landforms of the Earth. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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