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The Natural Realms of the Earth -Lithosphere — Syllabus
Telangana Board · Class 9 · Social Studies
The Natural Realms of the Earth -Lithosphere topics: The Four Natural Realms of Earth, Landforms Classification, Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift.
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4 Topics · Telangana Board Class 9 Social Studies · 2026-27
Topics in The Natural Realms of the Earth -Lithosphere
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The Four Natural Realms of Earth
- Earth scientists identify four natural realms: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere
- Lithosphere: The solid crust made of rocks and minerals, covered with soil ('Litho' = stone, 'sphaira' = sphere)
- Hydrosphere: The realm of water including rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and groundwater
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Landforms Classification
- First Order Landforms: Primary division into continents and ocean basins
- Second Order Landforms: Mountains, plateaus, and plains formed by internal Earth processes
- Third Order Landforms: Features carved by external processes like valleys, deltas, sand dunes
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Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
- Seven major plates: African, North American, South American, Indo-Australian, Antarctic, Eurasian, and Pacific
- Minor plates include Nazca and Arabian plates
- Plates 'float' on the mantle and move constantly but very slowly
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Sea Floor Spreading
- Mid-ocean ridges create new ocean floor from rising mantle material
- Fresh basalt crust spreads laterally from ridges
- Process widens ocean basins over time
Key Concepts
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