Agents of Erosion — Geography STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question

The salinity of the oceans is generally …………………. around the Somali Peninsula and closer to the Saudi Arabian Coast.

Loss of homes, permanent changes in the position of river channel and adverse effects on tourism in an affected area due to an earthquake etc., are ……………..

Receding glaciers as a symptom of global climate change has been observed in the glaciers near ………………. in Africa.

The gradient of slope of continental slope region can be ………………….

When rocks break along joints due to heat, it is called ……………….

A specific area where the seismic waves are not reported is called a ……………….

Any measure taken to minimize the impact of a disaster before it occurs is ………………..

The measure taken to bring life back to normal in affected areas is ………………

Action taken to reduce or avoid disasters and their effects is ………………..

Sometimes, the river starts erosion upstream. This happens when the head stream gets a lot of water in the early stages of river’s flow.