Your answer will be The purpose of the European Union was to promote greater social, economic harmony among the nations of Western Europe.
Answer: Options (1), (3), (4), (6) and (9)
Explanation: Hot-spots are the region of active volcanisms and this could be due to the presence of large mantle plumes, plate tectonic movement, as well as other reasons.
Hot-spots are generated in the following tectonically active boundaries such as-
- Convergence of two oceanic plates.
- Convergence of an oceanic and continental plate.
- Divergence of two oceanic plates.
- Hotspots within the oceanic and continental plate.
Answer:
The statement that they are characterized by rapids and waterfalls is incorrect about floodplains.
Explanation:
All other points mentioned holds for flood plains:
- Most of the floodplains are low lying areas
- They are generally, the land areas which are adjacent to streams and rivers
- They are subjected to repeated influx or flooding.
- They can be simply characterized by a relatively smooth land area on whose boundary lies water stream or river which overflows or results in flooding at the time when water is high.
Water cycle is effected by pollution, whether it is water pollution or air pollution. Air is polluted by Suspended Particulate Matter and by different harmful gases like Sulphur dioxide etc. These gases react with water vapours in the sky, making the water in the clouds acidic. This acid falls as rain water causing acid rains. This acid falls in ponds, on land, in fields, causing harm to us and to the crops as well as to the fishes or creatures in water. When the water evaporates from ponds, rivers and oceans to make water vapour, the the water in these water bodies becomes more acidic, and again when acid rains occur, this acid again mixes with the water of the water bodies, which already has acid, causing the water to become more concentrated.
