SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of landform covers much of the middle of Mexico?
A
plateau
B
mountains
C
valley
D
grasslands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mountains cover much of Mexico. Between the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range in the east and the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west lie small mountain ranges on the Central Plateau.

Detailed explanation-2: -Another example of an intermontane plateau is the Mexican plateau, located between the Eastern Sierra Madre and the Western Sierra Madre mountain ranges.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mexico has a varied topography consisting mainly of plateaus in the eastern two-thirds of the national territory and a mountainous spine running through the western third of the country. The interior north of the Mexico City metropolitan area is mainly high plateau-known as the Mesa Central and Mesa del Norte.

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